17 Cents Lyrics - Things That Fly - Infamous Stringdusters

17 Cents is a whale of a lot 

17 Cents is what I got 

Grocery bills,heat and the rent 

All i have left is 17 cents 

19,18, 17 cents, dirty old dime and a penny's bent 

Ain't seen m'noth'in of my darlin since 

Left me here with 17 cents. 

Well down the road and around the bend 

Lookin for gold the the rainbow end 

over the field and under the fence. 

pockets are lined with 17 cents 

19, 18, 17 cents 

Dirty old dime and the penny's bent 

Ain't seen nothing of m'darlin' since 

She left me here with 17 cents. 

I got a letter from the IRS 

"You owe back taxes--17 cents" 

Wish I had all the money they spent 

Spent on bringing in 17 cents.19, 18, 17 cents 

Dirty old dime and the penny's bent 

Ain't seen nothing of m'darlin' since 

She left me here with 17 cents. 

Went to Nashville--wrote me a song 

Put it on a record from Fiddlin' John 

Bill Monroe and Joseph Spence 

Royalty check was 17 cents 

19, 18, 17 cents 

Dirty old dime and the penny's bent 

Ain't seen nothing of m'darlin' since 

She left me here with 17 cents. 

Down the road, skid row gents 

Always begged for 17 cents 

Never did find out where they went 

To buy anything for 17 cents 

17 cents for a cup of joe, ticket home or a burger roll 

Never did find out where Ed spent 

To buy such things for 17 cents 

19, 18, 17 cents 

Dirty old dime and the penny's bent 

Ain't seen nothing of m'darlin' since 

She left me here with 17 cents.