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Nickel Song

by Melanie

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This was a 4 day festival and it had an attendance of 35,000.

Melanie played on the first day, Thursday. She is also playing with a full band. This is the second song of her set.

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THE NICKEL SONG
Writer: Melanie Safka

Live at Nyon Folk Festival July 19, 1979

Well you know that I'm not a gambler
But I'm being gambled on
They put in a nickel
And I sing a little song
Da-da-da-da
They put in a nickel
And I sing a little song

Well, I don't mind that they're lucky
But it seems that they always win
And gamblin' is illegal
In the state of mind I'm in
And if I had a nickel
For each time that I've been put on
I would be their nickel man
And I'd sing a nickel song

They're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song
They're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song

Well, you know I don't know so many things
But I know what's been goin' on
We're only putting in a little
To get rid of a lot that's wrong
And if we had a nickel
For each time that we've been put on
We'd all be their nickel man
And we'd sing a nickel song

You know they're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song
Oh, they're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song

Well you know that I'm not a gambler
But I'm being gambled on
They put in a nickel
And I sing a little song
Da-da-da-d

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released July 3, 2019

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Melanie Nashville, Tennessee

Pieces of a career, scattered by the winds of experience and assembled again by the force of love into the most personal and brilliant moments of her musical journey. Melanie is poised to enlighten new generations about what it means to sing with both passion and eloquence, to write at once with intelligence and emotion, and to inspire through song. Nobody does this better.
(Robert L. Doerschuk)
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