I was feeling kind of hungry And I thought I'd buy some bread Stepped into a neighbouring grocery store I put down the usual money but the grocer shook his head He said a dollar ain't a dollar anymore CHOURS A dollar bill don't buy what it used to use to own A dollar bill don't buy what it used to use to cause A dollar ain't a dollar anymore. Now I live in a rooming house, my room is awful small, As a matter of fact it's only two by four. When the landlord raised my rent and now I'm living in the wall 'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore. (CHOURS) Now my coat got worn and ragged And my shirt began to wilt Every time I moved my bridges tared They're been patched so many times I look like granny's quilt A dollar ain't a dollar anymore (CHOURS) When Friday came I stood online to get my salary The teller laughed until his sides were saw What with does with fines and taxes you got nothing Minus three A dollar ain't a dollar anymore (CHOURS)