Words and music by John Kay



I was told I had to grease his palm

To walk from school without the fear of harm

He knocked me down and took my dollar from me

And then he lay these pearls of wisdom on me



He say; Business is business, nothing is free

Business is business, don't you blame me

Business is business, you've got to pay

Business is business, can't get away

Business is business, a man's gotta live

And what I can take is more than you'd give



Nothing has changed since I left school behind

The bullies now just all wear suits and ties

They'll buy you lunch to get that dollar from you

And then they'll lay the mumbo-jumbo on you



Business is business, nothing is free

Business is business, don't you blame me

Business is business, you've got to pay

Business is business. can't get away

Business is business, don't call me a crook

It's perfectly legal, I go by the book



?1977 Rambunctious Music (ASCAP)