Song Description
Dollar Weed is a weed that grows heavily in Florida. In this song, it's a menice to a guy as he figures out how to deal with it.
| Song Length |
4:15 |
Genre |
Country - Rockabilly, Country - Boogie |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful |
Subject |
State, Plants, Forest |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Dollar Weed
by Mark Helfer, Roger Bostelman
1. Well, I moved down to Florida where the skies just stay blue,
I?d been told about the gators, and the skeeters, and the hurricanes, too,
But everybody kept one great big ol? secret from me,
And that secret was that darned ol? dollar weed?!
Chorus:
Ol? dollar weed, ol? dollar weed
I just can?t get a break,
You?re growin? faster than my tired old bones can take,
I?ve tried nearly everything, but to no avail,
So I?m goin? to the beach and that ol? dollar weed can go to hay?ll.
2. Now this lawn service guy came around with some nasty old awful spray,
And said it would take several months to drive that ol? dollar weed away,
So he sprayed, and he sprayed, and he sprayed the stuff,
And then he sprayed some more,
He sprayed so many times that stuff just clogged his pores. < put that stuff down >
Chorus 2:
Ol? dollar weed, ol? dollar weed,
Couldn?t you give the guy a break?
You?re growin? faster than even that lawn guy can take.
3. He took to sick and coughed a lot. Yeah Leonard did his best.
And that dollar weed? Well, it wilted some, but I guess it stood the test.
Now I found some things out about ol? dollar weed and not all of it?s bad,
Seems it?s full o? nutrients and that makes me glad.
I guess ol? dollar weed?ll be good for my old tired bones after all,
We don?t fight it anymore, we let it grow big and tall.
Refrain:
Now me and the gators are doin? fine, they got their place, I got mine.
I got some clear stuff that I put on - no skeeter?s on me long.
The hurricanes, they?ll come again. We just deal with them.
As for me and the dollar weed we stay friends. And that?s something I recommend.
Chorus 2:
Ol? dollar weed, ol? dollar weed,
You?ve made me feel great.
You and the Florida waves have got me groovin? in a perfect state.
Ol? dollar weed, ol? dollar weed,
You?ve made me feel great.
You and the sun and the waves have got me groovin? in a perfect state.
Spoken Words:
< Hey Leonard. Yeah. This beach bar idea was great! I told you. You won?t be hackin? over that ol? dollar weed anymore will you? No way. Everyone wants a Dollar Weed Margarita now!. Where?s mine?! Oh yeah, yours?ll be up soon. Hey, where?s Jimmy?! You mean Jimmy Buffet?! He?ll be here next week. All the parrot heads?ll be here too. And you don?t wanna be late. >