Dennis O'Rourke
Songwriter, Entertainer, Author

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Click the bill to hear a new tune!MoneyTree

My paycheck don't meet the bills
My bank account’s near dry
There’s places I can't go
Things I can't buy

I'd like to take the kids to Disney
Do something special for my wife
We've had it tough for far too long
We could use a better life

Then one night I had a dream
I shot up out of my bed
A voice had whispered in my ear
This is what it said

“Son, this life ain’t easy
There ain’t no guarantees
But I'll try to help you out
Take this, it’s a money tree.”

CHORUS

I'm gonna pick me a fistful of fifties
Shake loose a hundred or two
Dollars and dimes, all of its mine
From the top down to the roots

It’s just out back behind the barn
And only I can see
It’s big, It’s green, It’s beautiful
It’s my Money Tree

I lay under it in summer
Greenbacks in the breeze
The Christmas wind through the coins
Plays Jingle Bells for me

I don't get greedy, lose my head
When I'm digging through my stash
But I cut up all them credit cards
If I buy it I'm paying cash

REPEAT CHORUS

Sometimes I'll just climb up there
Relax when my workday ends
Bring some beer and barbecue
Hang out with all my friends

I tell a joke to Andy Jackson
Ben Franklin starts to grin
Jefferson smiles at Sacajawea
Tickles her under her chin

BRIDGE

Washingtons, Lincolns grow in bunches
On each and every branch
Wilsons, Madisons, Clevelands
And Ulysses Simpson Grants!

REPEAT CHORUS

Copyright 2011: DENNIS O'ROURKE
Hannah Rhodes Music (BMI)

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414 PAGES
16 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS
OVER 80 STORIES.
 

 

"An uproarious romp through the pubs of America...ranging from the hilarious to heartwarming and even disconcerting at times. There's a real sense of joie de vivre in this book that's impossible to resist. One wants to gather the authors around, kick back with a pint, and just listen to them go."

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974 Williamson County Line Road 
Fairview, TN 37062

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