Silas Stingy
The Who
"Silas Stingy" from The Who Sell Out transcribed by [Verse] Once upon a time there lived an old miser man By the name of Silas Stingy He carried all his money in a little black box Which was heavy as a rock with a big padlock All the little kids would shout when Silas was about [Chorus] Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy Stin-gy Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy Stin-gy [Verse] Silas didn’t eat which was just as well He would starve himself for a penny He wore old clothes and he never washed ’Cause soap cost a lot And the dirt kept him hot All the little kids would shout When Silas was about [Chorus] Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy Stin-gy Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy Stin-gy In the back of his head was a voice that said "Someone will steal it all He’ll be lying in the gutter with an empty box The thieves will be having a ball" [Verse] He bought a safe to put the box in and a house to put the safe in And a watchdog on a chain to make quite sure And his face was very funny when he counted up his money And he realized he hadn’t any more [Chorus] Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy Stin-gy Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy Stin-gy There goes mingy Stingy
