Buffalo Nickel Songtext
von Shovels & Rope

I walked up to the counter with a buffalo nickel
Was gonna give him half, but instead he charged me triple
He said, "It′s 20 on the money
What you're paying for it honey"
I said, "Man you must be joking"
He said, "Go ahead and try me"
Now he′s lookin' at me funny
And my nickel's laying sunny-side down

I hold out just to get myself a little bit corrected
A hot collar ain′t any way to get yourself respected
And though I aim to be emphatic
There′s an awful lot of static
'Cause you′ve got a lot of heart
But your moves are enigmatic
And if you're acting too erratic, it′s my semi-automatic response


Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, hey
You and I (workin' around each other), you and I (workin′ around each other)
You and I (workin' around each other), you and I (workin' around each other)
You and I (workin′ around each other), you and I (workin′ around each other)
You and I (workin' around each other)
Workin′ around each other

I got caught upset looking like a little shadow
So mad, 'cause I couldn′t shake the noise out of the rattle
It was mean of me to say, but I meant it when I said
That, "I guess I'll do all the work and I guess you take all the credit"
If you read well then you read it
And I′ll just be a dog and shed it alright

Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
You and I (workin' around each other), you and I (workin' around each other)
You and I (workin′ around each other), you and I (workin′ around each other)
You and I (workin' around each other), you and I (workin′ around each other)
You and I (workin' around each other)
Workin′ around each other