In 1972, Brown began an association that would result in his breakthrough as an internationally successful artist; He was asked by Joe Gibbs to record an album for him, and one of the tracks recorded as a result, “Money in my Pocket”, was a hit with UK reggae audiences and quickly became a favourite...
[Hook:]
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love
I'm praying for a girl to be my own
[Verse 1:]
Sonya said she's coming
But I don't believe a word she says
‘Cause she run away and left me one rainy day
She made me had in mind
That her love would never die
And now I'm alone, yeah, so alone
So alone, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Hook:]
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love, oh no
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love
The love I had in mind
Was very, very hard to find, oh
[Verse 2:]
It's hard for a man to live without a woman (yeah)
And a woman needs a man to cling to
You see what love can do
After making me feel blue
Ain't that a shame? Yeah, woah, baby
Ain't that a shame? Yeah
To make me feel blue, woah, yeah
[Interlude:]
I have got money in my pocket
Woah yeah
[Hook:]
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love, oh no
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love
The love I had in mind
Was very, very hard to find, oh
[Verse 2:]
It's hard for a man to live without a woman (yeah)
And a woman needs a man to cling to
You see what love can do
After making me feel blue
Ain't that a shame? Yeah, woah, baby
Ain't that a shame? Yeah
To make me feel blue, woah, yeah
[Hook:]
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love, oh no
Money in my pocket
But I just can't get no love
The love I had in mind
Was very, very hard to find, oh
Money in My Pocket was written by Dennis Brown.
Money in My Pocket was produced by Niney.