I was feeling kinda hungry, so I thought I'd buy some bread
I went into the corner grocery store
I took out the usual money, but the grocer shook his head
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

Oh, a dollar bill don't buy what it used to
Don't buy what it used to, don't buy what it used to
A dollar hill don't buy what it used 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
But the landlord raised my rent and now I'm living in the wall
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

Oh, a dollar bill don't buy what it used to
Don't buy what it used to, don't buy what it used to
A dollar hill don't buy what it used to
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

Here's a lesson in arithmetics: now one and one make two
And it is true that two and two make four
But when the prices get higher, why, arithmetic's a liar
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

Oh, a dollar bill don't buy what it used to
Don't buy what it used to, don't buy what it used to
A dollar hill don't buy what it used to
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

From the tree that grows in Brooklyn to the Gulf of Mexico,
From Florida out to the western shore
We'll take Congress by the collar, "Roll those prices back!" we'll holler
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore.

Oh, a dollar bill don't buy what it used to
Don't buy what it used to, don't buy what it used to
A dollar hill don't buy what it used to
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

So it you wanna learn a lesson; if you really wanna know,
If you wanna solve your problems by the score,
Fight your economic battles with the good old C.I.O
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore

Oh, a dollar bill don't buy what it used to
Don't buy what it used to, don't buy what it used to
A dollar hill don't buy what it used to
'Cause a dollar ain't a dollar anymore