(Jez Lowe / Bev Sanders)Well, now, this can't be right, making one drink last all night
What can a poor fella do but watch the world passing by
Dressed to the nines in all this sparkle and shine
Spending half my week's wages in the wink of an eye
You can't take it with you when you go
No, you can't take it with you when you go
Give me half a chance, I'll get up there and dance
But you can't take it with you when you go
They've got more money than sense who tell me, Damn the expense
Keep a card up your sleeve and get your cash from the wall
Time marches on, you'll find your time's overdrawn
You'll be called to account, my friend, in no time at all
And you can't take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
The last shirt you wear has no pockets to spare
And you can't take it with you when you go
Some people live wall-to-wall with stuff that's no use at all
China cups they don't drink from and the fanciest clothes
Why not the best with plaster ducks flying west
Blackpool Tower in a bubble - when you shake it it snows
You can't take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
So grab what you can before the shit hits the fan
You can't take it with you when you go
Now if I had the brass I'd give you all you could ask
It all seems to go before the spending can start
Behind closed doors you know what's mine could be yours
I've not much to give you but it comes from the heart
And you can't take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
One piece of the pie no money can buy
You can't take it with you when you go
(as sung by Iain MacKintosh)