A rat done bit my sister Nell

with whitey on the moon

her face and arms began to swell

and whitey is on the moon

I can't pay no doctor bills

but whitey is on the moon

ten years from now I'll be payin' still

with whitey on the moon ya know?

the man just upped my rent last night

cause whitey is on the moon

no hot water, no toilets, no lights

but whitey is on the moon

I wonder why he's uppin' me?
cause whitey is on the moon

well I was givin' him 50 dollars a week

and now whitey is on the moon

Taxes takin' my check
the junkies make me a nervous wreck
the price of food is goin' up and as if all that crap wasn't enough a rat done bit my sister Nell with whitey on the moon her face and arms began to swell with whitey on the moon with all that money I made last year put whitey on the moon how come I aint got no money here? Hmmm whitey on the moon ya know I just about had my fill of whitey on the moon
I think I'll send these bills air mail special to whitey on the moon

Help can't even help now and whitey is on the moon aid for my brothers and sisters how whitey is on the moon guess well just sit by dyin' with whitey on the moon dogs have better luck at there tails tryin' whitey is on the moon fed up us people are and whitey is on the moon the slogan poverty or bust later to whitey on the moon