Legal Tender, lyric by B-52's, The

from the songs album Whammy

We're in the basement, learning to print
All of it's hot!
10-20-30 million ready to be spent
We're stackin' 'em against the wall
Those gangster presidents
Livin' simple and trying to get by
But honey, prices have shot through the sky
So i fixed up the basement with
What i was a-workin' with
Stocked it full of jelly jars
And heavy equipment
We're in the basement...
10-20-30 million dollars
Ready to be spent

Walk into the bank, try to pass that trash
Teller sees and says "uh-huh-that's fresh as grass."
See the street pass under your feet
In time to buy the latest model get-away jeep

So i fixed up the basement with
What i was a-workin' with
Stocked it full of jelly jars
And heavy equipment
We're in the basement

So i fixed up the basement with
What i was a-workin' with
Stocked it full of jelly jars
And heavy equipment
We're in the basement,
Learning to print
All of it's hot
All counterfeit