“Cheap” was written by Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (Flo and Eddie) to introduce the 1974 film Down and Dirty Duck, originally called Cheap!, which both Mark and Howard had starring roles in.
Now, this is a cheap little concert
And I am a cheap little guy
I'm going to abuse your eardrums
I'm going to make fun of your eyes
This whole concert is a great big hunk of
Shit, yeah!
But I'm glad to be working
And I'm proud to be a part of it
Oh, yeah (Oh, yeah)
Oh, yeah (Oh, yeah)
Oh, yeah! Yeah!
It's great to have work in a nightclub
It's great to have something to eat (To eat)
I could just be out doing sessions
Like all of the schmucks in the street
It's true you may never understand what the show is all a- -bout, yeah!
But I'm the guy singing
And you're the dolts who paid to find out
Oh, yeah (Oh, yeah)
Oh, yeah (Oh, yeah)
Ba Ba ba ba Ba ba Ba ba ba
Ba Ba ba ba Ba ba Ba ba ba
Oh, it's so cheap! We're so cheap!
They're so cheap! We're all so fuckin' cheap!
Cheap! Cheap! Cheap! (It's so cheap)
Optional sunset strip tacky ending: Cheap, yeah!
Cheap was written by Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan.
Cheap was produced by Joe Wissert.
Flo & Eddie released Cheap on Wed Jan 01 1975.