Avenue Q movie - The Money Song lyrics
rate me<br>
Nicky:<br>
Help the homeless!<br>
Help the homeless!<br>
Ooh! Hey Princeton!<br>
<br>
Give me a quarter!<br>
Here in my hat!<br>
Come on, Princeton!<br>
It’s as easy as that!<br>
Helping others brings you<br>
Closer to God.<br>
So give me a quarter...<br>
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Princeton:<br>
I don’t have any change.<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Hmmm....okay.<br>
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Give me a dollar.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
That’s not what I meant.<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Give me a five.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Are you kidding?<br>
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Nicky:<br>
The more you give.<br>
The more you get.<br>
That’s being alive!<br>
All I’m asking you <br>
Is to do what<br>
Jesus Christ would do.<br>
He’d give me a quarter,<br>
Why don’t you?<br>
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Princeton:<br>
All right, all right, here you go.<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Ahh, thanks!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Take care.<br>
Whoa!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
What’s the matter?<br>
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Princeton:<br>
I feel generous!<br>
I feel compassionate!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
You do?<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Yeah! I feel like a new person - a good person! <br>
Helping other people out makes you feel fantastic!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you-<br>
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Princeton:<br>
All this time I’ve been running around thinking <br>
about me, me, me - and where has it gotten me! <br>
I’m gonna do something for someone else!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Me?<br>
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Princeton:<br>
No - Kate! I’m going to raise the money to build that <br>
stupid Monster School she’s always talking about!<br>
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Give me your money!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
What?<br>
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Princeton:<br>
I need it for Kate!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
I need it to eat!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Come on, Nicky!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Aww, get lost!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
It’ll make you feel great!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
So would a burger!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
When her dream comes true,<br>
It’ll all be partly <br>
Thanks to you<br>
So give me your money!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
I’d like to, but I can’t.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Give me your money!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
I’d like to, but I need it!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Give me your money!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
I’d like to, but I’m homeless!<br>
I can’t! I need it! I’m homeless!<br>
I can’t! I need it! I’m homeless!<br>
I can’t! I need it! I’m homeless!<br>
Okay, here you go.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Thank you!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Suddenly,<br>
I am feeling<br>
Closer to God.<br>
It’s time to stop begging<br>
It’s time to start giving!<br>
What can I give to Rod?<br>
<br>
Something he’ll like so much he’ll take me back. <br>
Ooh, I know! I’ll find him a boyfriend!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
That’s the spirit!<br>
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Both:<br>
When you help others,<br>
You can’t help helping yourself!<br>
When you help others,<br>
You can’t help helping yourself!<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
Hey boys, what’s the hat for?<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Ooh, we’re collecting money!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
It’s for Kate! We’re raising money to help build her dream school!<br>
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Give us your money!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
You’ll be glad that you did!<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
That’s just what my parents told me<br>
When I was a kid.<br>
<br>
Shit.<br>
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Nicky:<br>
But giving feels so great...<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
And I bet it wouldn’t hurt<br>
Your chances with Kate.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Well, that too.<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
I’ll give you a dollar.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
You’re a gentleman<br>
And a scholar.<br>
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Christmas Eve:<br>
We so happy! We just exchange all your wedding gifts for cash!<br>
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Brian:<br>
Honey, don’t tell THEM that!<br>
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Christmas Eve:<br>
We get about 2,000 bucks!<br>
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Brian:<br>
Uh, yeah, so - thanks, everybody!<br>
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Christmas Eve:<br>
We rich!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Give us your money!<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Give us your money!<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
Give us your goddamn money!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Give us the dough!<br>
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Nicky/Gary Coleman<br>
Give us the dough!<br>
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Princeton/Nicky/Gary Coleman<br>
We’re raising money <br>
For a Monster School<br>
But we’ve got a ways to go.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Sounds like you’ve <br>
Got money to burn<br>
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Nicky:<br>
And it’s not like money<br>
That you had to earn.<br>
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Princeton/Nicky/Gary Coleman:<br>
So give us your money -<br>
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Christmas Eve:<br>
A monster school?<br>
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Brian:<br>
Sounds like a good cause.<br>
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Christmas Eve:<br>
Give me your wallet.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Oh my gosh! I don’t know how to thank you guys. <br>
I mean, Kate will be so grateful! <br>
That kind of money is such a great start...<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
Yeah, $15.<br>
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Princeton:<br>
$15?<br>
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Christmas Eve:<br>
Every little bit help.<br>
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Nicky:<br>
Looks like we’re gonna have to ask MORE people!<br>
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All:<br>
Hey!<br>
Give us your money!<br>
All that you’ve got!<br>
Just fork it on over...<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
Or some puppets<br>
Will get shot!<br>
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Princeton:<br>
Hey!<br>
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All:<br>
It’s time to pass the hat<br>
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Gary Coleman:<br>
And there’s nothing you can do ‘bout that<br>
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All:<br>
So give us your money!<br>
Give us your money!<br>
Give us your money!<br>
When you help others,<br>
You can’t help helping yourself!<br>
When you help others,<br>
You can’t help helping yourself!<br>
Every time you <br>
Do good deeds<br>
You’re also serving<br>
Your own needs.<br>
When you help others,<br>
You can’t help helping yourself!<br>
When you give<br>
To a worthy cause<br>
You’ll feel as jolly<br>
As Santa Clause.<br>
When you help others,<br>
You can’t <br>
Help <br>
Helping yourself!<br>
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