I'd like to do a song of great social and political
import.
It goes like this:
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV ?
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town ?
I'm counting on you, Lord, please don't let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town ?
Everybody!
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
That's it!
LP: US Columbia KC 30322 23 January 1971, charted 30 January 1971 # 1
LP: US Columbia CQ-30322 SQ Quadraphonic November 1971
LP: US Columbia CAQ-30322 Q8 Quadraphonic November 1971
LP: JP CBS SONY SOPN 44015 SQ Quadraphonic
LP: US Mobile Fidelity MFSL-1-154 Test Pressings
CD: US Columbia CK 30322 01 October 1984
CD: US Columbia CK 53441 Gold Disc 22 March 1993
CD: US Columbia CK 64413 Gold Disc reissue 28 June 1994
CD: US Legacy CK 65786 Remastered Extended Version 31 August 1999
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