Money can't help you took fine real happiness you say It may not help but then again it don't stand in your way So don't come knockin' at my door if you want sympathy Well now money can't buy you happiness but neither can poor ole me Money won't help you very much if you wanna find true love But that don't mean just being poor will make you better off If you can't win a girl with a Cadillac don't switch to a Model T Well now money can't buy you happiness but neither can poor ole me You got troubles tropubles and worries it's all true no doubt But all your cares are just a thing I'd love to worry about I wish just once that I got a chance to sit back and complain About a steak that's overdone and underaged champagne My schauffer bein' late ain't my idea of real misery Well now money can't buy you happiness but neither can poor ole me Money can't buy you happiness but neither can poor ole me Neither can poor ole me neither can poor ole me