Mr. Banker

Album: Legend (1987)
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  • Mister Banker
    Mister please, how much does money mean
    Won't you reconsider Mister
    Won't you do this thing for me

    Ain't got no house
    Ain't got no car
    All I got, lord, is my guitar
    But you can have that Mister Banker

    Won't you bury my papa for me
    Oh Mister Banker please
    Listen to how that sound

    I would not be here on my knees
    But hey Mister Banker
    It means so much to me
    Oh won't you reconsider Mister
    Won't you do this thing for me

    I told you Mister
    I ain't got no house
    Ain't got no car

    I got me a 1950 Les Paul guitar
    Won't you take it Mister Banker
    Won't you bury my papa for me
    Oh Mister Banker please Writer/s: RONNIE VAN ZANT
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Brett B from Center MassRonnie had an unhealthy distrust of everyone when it came to money. When drinking heavily, he often accuse even bandmates of stealing from him. Then again, with Ed buying up snacks to sell them for 5 or 10 times the price to bandmates on the road, it's hard to say who was taking whom.
  • Sanitarium from Sharon, KsSteve, I believe you are referring to Cry For the Badman. Anyway, this is one of my favorites, along with the Blues medley from Thyrty
  • Steve from Alexandria, VaAccording to an interview with Ronnie Van Zant, the lyrics to this song were based on a situation which occurred after Lynyrd Skynyrd's first album where they got taken advantage of in a business deal by someone Van Zant described as a greedy "meiser". Van Zant declined to say who it was for legal reasons.
  • Oldpink from New Castle, InGreat lyrics truly in the tradition of the old time bluesmen.
    Then, Ed King treats you to an absolutely scorching piece of bottleneck slide work that will make the hairs stand up on your neck.
    And, oh yeah, Ronny's vocals are just vicious.
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