Master Charge

(album: Ice Pickin' - 1978)

My wife has a charge card
That I got her the other day
I owe five hundred dollars
Just, just for yesterday

I said, "Honey, here's a present
Go out and shop around
Get a couple o' dresses
And browse around downtown"

She did just what I told her
Bought one, two or three
Then came home looking silly
Making goo-goo eyes at me

Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card
Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card
Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card

I said, "Did you get your dresses?"
She said, "Yes, one or two
But I had to get me some shoes
And I needed some jewelry, too"

She had two hundred dollar dresses
That I coulda made and I can't sew
Fifty dollar pair o' shoes
And I thought you were so and so

Said, "What about the children?"
As calmly as I could
She said, "Honey, you're 'onna love them
They are pure African wood"

Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card
Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card
Master charge, no, master charge, know what I'm saying
I'll break an' bury her card

Let's charge it, let's charge it

"They were two hundred dollars
And I paid one and a half"
I just didn't believe it
So mad I just had to laugh

I could see in my mind
On a horse like Paul Revere
I had to check my mailboxes
'Cause these bills keep coming here

Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card
Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card
Master charge, master charge
I'll break an' bury her card

Here, run up all my bills
Charge it
Every time I look around it's, "Charge, charge"
Let's charge it
All she can say, "Let's charge it"
Master charge

Oh, I have a master charge
Oh, I have a Bank of America card too
Master charge
Oh, would you mind charging it, please?

Now look, you're getting too much on it now
You put my charge in that
Let's charge it