People Sure Act Funny (When They Get a Lotta Money) - Arthur Conley

People sure act funny

When they get a little money

Yes, they do, y’all

Sure act funny when

They get a little money

Yes, they do, y’all

I knowed you when lived in a hut

You made your living

From the cane you cut

Now you’re living on easy street

You passed me by and

You don’t wanna speak

People sure do holler

When they get on to a dollar

Yes, they do, y’all

Sure do holler when

They get on to a dollar

Yes, they do, man

I knowed you when

You didn’t have no shoes

Your whole family

Sang the lonely blues

Now you’re grinning

Like a Cheshire cat

You’re?, big and fat

People sure do squeal

When they get a dollar bill

Yes, they do, man

Sure do squeal when

They get a dollar bill

Yes, they do, y’all

I knowed you when

You were my kin

I stuck to you through

The thick and thin

You were the mother

Who put me out?

I’m here to tell you

Change and turn around

People sure act mean when

They get a mess of green

Yes, they do, man

Sure act mean when

They get a mess of green

Yes, they do, man

I knowed you when you

Didn’t have a dime

We’d be together all the time

Now that you are big enough

You can’t be found nowhere

People sure act funny

When they get a little money

Yes, they do, y’all

Sure act funny, man

When they get some money

I’m gonna get outta this town

And find me some money

What about you, man

Everybody sure act funny

When they get a little money…