i got me a girl on the other side of big river
and you know that every night time i have to be with her
there's only one bridge across big river
i got to give the man a nickel and a quarter
and that's a fortune to me
for a poor hard workin' boy like me it seems funny
that every time i want lovin' i've got to pay money
i've got to take something down to the pawn shop man
and get less than it's worth
it's the quarters that hurt
i got to spend my money to see my baby
got to get me a ticket at the little station