As an indie rocker, I don't normally write country songs but Nickel in The Jar has a definite country vibe. It’s dedicated to all the fine street musicians I have encountered in various parts of the globe. Tip them all, I say. Put some nickels in the jar! And speaking of tips, I am grateful for the virtual ones I have received at Musicoin etc. Be sure and tip the artists you like. They’ll always be grateful for the coin.
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Nickel in the Jar
I don’t play this song for money,
I don’t play for praise.
And I don’t care if they don’t like it,
Gonna play it anyway.
And if you want to go that far,
Put a nickel in the jar…
Put a nickel in the jar.
I don’t work for the corporation
And the pittance that they pay.
I gotta satisfy my soul
And let my fingers play.
And if you want to go that far,
Put a nickel in the jar…
Put a nickel in the jar.
And I will sit here all day long
Strumming on my favourite song.
I don’t care if they don’t like it,
I don’t care what they say.
I don’t care if they don’t buy it,
Gonna play it anyway…
Gonna play it anyway.
I don’t wanna be the next big deal,
A puppet on a string.
I just play it cos I like it,
It don’t mean a thing.
I don’t play this song for money,
I don’t play for praise.
And I don’t care if they don’t like it,
Gonna play it anyway.
And if you want to go that far,
Put a nickel in the jar…
Put a nickel in the jar.
Credits
Written and produced by Steve Elliott
Arranged by Anton Mullan
Guitars: Anton Mullan, Steve Elliott
Bass: Anton Mullan
Keyboards: Chris Elliott
Drums: Alexey Kravtsov
Vocal: Steve Elliott
Backing Vocal: Sylvia Daley
Engineered & mixed by Nik Lukjanov
Mastered @emastered.com
Featured image
Photo by Sam Truong Dan on Unsplash
