We were so happy... Things worked out better than we had planned Capital from boy, woman and man We were like ink and paper Or numbers on a calculator Knew arithmetic so well Working overtime We completed what was assigned We had to multiply ourselves A bouncing little baby A shiny copper penny And he spent himself Would not listen to us But when he lost his appetite He lost his weight in friends He became a fat nickel so fast Then came puberty Exponentially Soon our boy became a million People loved him so And helped him to grow Everyone knew the thing that was best Of course, we must invest A penny won't do, no A penny won't do, no A penny won't do, no A penny won't do, no [Solo] And he made us proud He made us rich But how were we to know He's counterfeit? [Solo] Now everything's ruined, yeah Now everything's ruined, yeah Now everything's ruined, yeah Now everything's ruined, yeah Now everything's ruined, yeah Now everything...