Hard Currency - Randy Newman

Industrialists, the military, peasants are waiting at the airport CHORUS:

She’s coming, she’s coming, she’s coming

With a great silver bird she’s coming

She’s coming, she’s coming, she’s coming

With a great silver bird she’s coming

Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha

Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha

Martha: When I was poor I hated it

Always the wolf at the door

Now that I’m rich

I’m so happy

I’ll never be poor anymore

I’ll never be poor anymore

Chorus: Heavy industry

A higher standard of living

Martha: When I was a kid grandma told me

Girl, now you listen to me

Without any money you’re nothing

Without money you’ll never be free

Chorus: Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha

You might be pretty, forget it, forget it

You might be smart but so what

If you don’t have plenty of money

It’s plenty of nothing you’ve got

Heavy industry

A higher standard of living

Hard currency

Martha: I had a friend

I betrayed that friend

Am I an animal or what?

Does not a human heart beat within my breast

Maybe not!

Chorus: Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha

Martha (speaking to the audience): Goodbye, goodbye everyone!

We won’t see each

other ever again.

But in my heart, I’ll always be an

American.

(Some angry grumbling) A north american.

Goodbye and give my regards

to broadway!