Once I lived the life of a millionaire
People spending my money, honey
Lord, and I just didn´t care
Now that´s all right
Takin´ my friends out
Tryin´ to have a good time
They drank that strong bootleg liquor
And that good old champagne and wine

Well, just as soon
As my money got so low
I couldn´t find my friends, Lord
And I just didn´t have no place to go
Now, no no
But if I ever and if I ever
Get my hands
On them green dollars again, yeah
I´m gonna hold on
Till that big eagle grin, Lord now

I´m trying to tell y´all
That nobody wants you
people, nobody wants you, no
When you´re down and out
Now now Lord
Because in your pocket, no
There is not one penny
And all of them so-called friends
I´m trying to tell, y´all
That you haven´t got any

But a, yeah, and just as soon
As you get back on your feet again
People, I´m tryin´ to tell you
That here they come
Tellin´ you all
They´re your long lost friend
Oh but I´m tryin´ to tell everybody
Lord, without a doubt
That nobody wants you
Nobody wants you, no no
Nobody wants you, no
Nobody needs you
Nobody wants you
When you´re down and out, Lord
And nobody says a good thing about you
And nobody can tell you when to turn
And when to go...