$7.50 Once a Week

[Intro]
Dad?

[Chorus]
$7.50 once a week
They pay me $7.50 once a week
You see me walking tall down at the shopping mall
'Cause I'm makin' $7.50 once a week

[Verse 1]
Now every Monday morning when I get my pay
I feel very rich indeed
I got a pocket full of money I can spend each day
So I can pay for all the stuff I need

I got a great start, but here's the hard part
I got to plan for every expense
'Cause every nickel counts when your entire allowance
Is only seven dollars, fifty cents

But I do like to live it up! Every day after lunch at school, I treat myself to an ice cream sandwich. At fifty cents apiece, that comes to two and a half dollars every week. But that's ok, I got five dollars left. I'm still ahead of the game. I start with...

[Chorus]
$7.50 at the top
My favorite bubble gum is sixty cents a pop
I've got to choose and plan and do the best I can
I think I'm gonna have to learn to shop

[Verse 2]
By just comparing prices I can save a lot
I spent two dollars for a bite to eat
This chicken enchilada really hits the spot
But it's on sale for fifty cents across the street

Now I would like to try a slice of pizza pie
But I am high and dry, it's no joke
I should have planned ahead, I spent it all instead
My allowance is gone, and I am broke

[Chorus]
When you get $7.50 once a week
Sometimes the situation seems a little bleak
'Cause it's a drag at the mall when you got no cash at all
You're down the tube, you're up the creek

Well there goes my allowance, I didn't plan ahead. I made some bad choices, and I compared prices too late

[Verse 3]
I guess I'll have to find a way to earn some more
But that shouldn't be too hard
Maybe I can do an extra household chore
Like wash the car, or mop the floor
Or maybe help clean up the backyard

I'll get my spending plan, I'll get my shopping done
And still have cash on hand
That I can spend on fun

[Chorus]
I still get $7.50 once a week
But now I learned some money management technique
And I can save enough to buy some real cool stuff
And I made my little fortune so to speak
On only $7.50 once a week, that's my allowance
$7.50 once a week

I balanced my budget!