(David Lindley / George 'Baboo' Pierre)Pay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to paaaaaay the manOf the senators in the fancy housesHe's a friend of BabylonGot a wife and a dog and a cadillacAnd people hung aroundGot his ways and means and all he needsTo keep him satisfiedBut before he leaves this worldHe's got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manSally had a babyIt almost drove her crazyWhen she dropped her into the riverNow Sally she's a happy girlAnd you see her on a cornerShe's doing all the best she canAnd she whispers to you?You got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manA capellaPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the manPay the manEverybody's got to pay the manAnd before you leave this worldYou got to pay the man
