Well I ain't got nothing but the shirt on my back and an old two button suit
I walked out on my job about a week ago and I'm sleepin' in a telephone booth
But I'm gonna be the richest guy around the day you say you're mine
I got the hungrys for your love so I'm waitin' in your welfare line

Oh when I first saw you babe you nearly made me wreck my old 49 Cadillac
I could tell at a glance that it was you for me well I had to have your love by heck
I'm gonna follow you baby wherever you go I got nothin' to lose but my time
I got the hungrys for your love so I'm waitin' in your welfare line

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Well you made me the top dog on your hill and I was overjoyed
But it didn't take long till the thrill was gone I joined the ranks of the unemployd
Now I'm right back where that I started from but that ain't gonna change my mind
I got the hungrys for your love so I'm waitin' in your welfare line
Waitin' in your welfare line for a hand out waitin' in your welfare line