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Silas Stingy

Released by The Who in 1967
From the Album: The Who Sell Out |

This version of Silas Stingy was released by The Who in 1967.

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Once upon a time there lived an old miser man
By the name of Silas Stingy
He carried all his money in a little black box
Which was heavy as a rock
With a big padlock
All the little kids would shout
When Silas was about

Money, money, money bags
Money, money, money bags
There goes mingy Stingy
There goes mingy Stingy
Money, money, money bags
Money, money, money bags
There goes mingy Stingy
There goes mingy Stingy

Silas didn’t eat, which was just as well
He would starve himself for a penny
He wore old clothes and he never washed
‘Cause soap cost a lot
And the dirt kept him hot
All the little kids would shout
When Silas was about

In the back of his head
Was a voice that said
“Someone will steal it all
You’ll be lying in the gutter with an empty box
The thieves will be having a ball”

He bought a safe to put the box in
And a house to put the safe in
And a watchdog on a chain to make quite sure
And his face was very funny
When he counted up his money
And he realized he hadn’t any more


The Who has released many songs over the years besides Silas Stingy. The Who released songs from 1965 to 1982 spanning across albums like The Who Sings My Generation, A Quick One / Happy Jack, The Who Sell Out, Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, The Who By Numbers, Who Are You, Face Dances, and It's Hard. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by The Who.

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