1. My uncle died and he left me some money, but it all slipped through my hands.
I partied all around the world, ‘ended up in no man’s land.
I sure had a lot of friends before things got out of hand.
But a good time was had by all when I had that fifty grand.
2. The horses can be good to me, but my lady don’t understand.
I say don’t talk to me about bad luck, I get more than any other man.
She says ”Get yourself a job and pull your head out of the sand.”
I tell her it’s not about the money, I’m just not that kind of man.
Chorus: God give me back my fifty grand
And I’ll sing your praises all over the land.
Please give me back my fifty grand,
I promise I’ll be a better man.
3. My baby she always stood by me, my every wish was her command.
But I woke up one day and she was by the door, a suitcase in her hand.
She said “Go back to your friends, this is not the life that I planned.”
Things would have been so much different if only I’d kept that fifty grand.
Chorus: God give me back my fifty grand, etc.
For a time I was a wage slave, sweeping up for the man.
Trying to be like other guys, working for the promised land.
Chorus: God give me back my fifty grand, etc.
I promise I’ll be a better man. Yeah I’ll try….well I’ll try.