Makin' Music For Money Lyrics - Jimmy Buffett

By: Alex Harvey 

1974 

When I woke up this mornin' 

I was tired as I could be 

I think I was countin' my money 

When I should a' been countin' sheep 

My agent he just called me 

And told me what I should be 

If I would make my music for money 

Instead of makin' music for me 

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I said, "I know that this may sound funny 

But money don't mean nothin' to me 

I won't make my music for money 

No, I'm gonna make my music for me" 

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He said, "The people only buy the love songs 

Rock n' Roll and not too long" 

He said, "Son you got to be commercial 

If you want to turn the people on" 

And I said, "Turnin' on the people 

Now that's a beautiful place to be 

But if I spend my time makin' them up a rhyme 

Well, who's gonna turn on me?" 

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Well now I went up to Country 

And I'll tell you all about the scene 

I found a place with much charm and much grace 

That wasn't touched by the music machine 

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Whoa, the people were havin' a good time 

Makin' music all day long 

And nobody cared if they ever got paid 

One penny for playin' a song 

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Repeat Chorus: 

Whoa, I know...