Buffalo Nickel - Shovels & Rope

I walked up to the counter with a buffalo nickel

Was gonna give him half, but instead he charged me triple

He said it’s twenty on the money

What you’re paying for it honey

I said man you must be joking

He said go ahead and try me

Now he’s lookin' at me funny

And my nickel’s laying sunny-side down

I hold out just to get myself a little bit corrected

A hot collar isn’t any way to get yourself respected

And though I aim to be emphatic

There’s an awful lot of static

'Cause you’ve got a lot of heart, but your moves are enigmatic

If you’re acting too erratic it’s my semi-automatic response

Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, hey

You and I (Workin' around each other)

Workin' around each other

I got caught upset-looking like a little shadow

So mad 'cause I couldn’t shake the noise out of the rattle

It was mean of me to say, but I meant it when I said

That I guess I’ll do all the work, I guess you take all the credit

If you read well then you read it

I’ll just be a dog and shed it alright