Song Length |
3:07 |
Genre |
Jazz - Big Band, Jazz - Swing |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
Mood |
Annoyed, Beside Yourself |
Subject |
Frustration, Relationship |
Similar Artists |
Count Basie, Manhattan Transfer |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
GREED
WORDS/MUSIC
HAROLD MARKS
LIKE A PEA LILES ITS POD
LIKE A BEE LIKES ITS HONEY
YOU GOT NOTHING BUT GREED IN YOUR HEART
NOTHING BUT GREED THERE FOR MONEY
YOU GOT THE GREED, YOU GOT THE GREED, YOU GOT THE GREED
LOOK AT THE WAY YOUR PLAYING YOUR PART
GETTING NO KICKS FROM LIVING
PULLING THE STRINGS OF EVERY-ONES HEART
TAKING BUT NEVER GIVING
THE WAY YOUR ACTING
IT'S SIMPLY JUST A MATTER NOW OF TIME TILL YOUR HOOKED
YOU'LL FIND YOUR BACKING
A HORSE LONG DEAD AND YOU'RE THE GOOSE YOU COOKED
SO LET THE PEAS HAVE THEIR PODS
AND LET THE BEES HAVE THEIR HONEY
AND TURN THAT GREED IN YOUR HEART
INTO LOVE NOT TO MONEY
AND YOU'LL BE FREED, YOU'LL BE FREED, YOU'LL BE FREED
YOU WANT THIS, YOU WANT THAT, YOU JUST WANT IT YOUR WAY
YOU NEED ALL KINDS OF LOVE, GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE
YOU DON'T GIVE OF YOURSELF YOU JUST DON'T GIVE A HOOT
LOOK YOU BETTER SHAPE UP OR I'LL GIVE YOU THE BOOT
LOOK AT THE WAY YOUR PUTTING ME ON
GETTING NO KICKS FROM LIVING
PULLING THE STRINGSS OF EVERYONES HEART
TAKING BUT NEVER GIVING
THE WAY YOUR ACTING
IT'S SIMPLY JUST A MATTER NOW OF TIME TILL YOUR HOOKED
YOU'LL FIND TOUR BACKING
A HORSE LONG DEAD AND YOUR THE GOOSE YOU COOKED
SO GIVE THE PEAS BACK THEIR PODS
LET THE BEES HAVE THEIR HONEY
TURN THE GREED IN YOUR HEART
INTO LOVE NOT TO MONEY
AND YOU'LL BE FREED, AND YOU'LL BE FREED, AND YOU'LL BE FREED
AND YOU'LL BE FREED, YOU'LL BE FREED, YOU'LL BE FREED
DON'T MAKE ME PLEAD, IT'S WHAT YOU NEED, TO MAKE YOU FREE
YOU WILL BE FREE........... HALLELUIA !!