I took my last penny
And gave it to my dolly
I plucked out her eye, poor Molly dolly
Everyone has got to pay
For their kicks as they can get ’em
A penny for an eye
A dollar for a life
The price is not right
The price is not right
I held out my hand
And it got bitten off
Cross my palm with silver
And pray not to die
Everyone’s got to pay for their
Mistakes as they make ’em
Please lend me a hand
Please give me a hand
The price is not right
The price is not right
I tried to build a life
Out of bits and pieces
I begged the price of success
How much happiness?
Everything you’ve got
And everything you ever will have
The price is much too high
The price is much too high
So I took to the road
Freedom’s a heavy load
No food to eat
No shoes on my feet
I was singing a happy song
When Molly came along
But poor Molly couldn’t see me
So Molly wouldn’t feed me
The price is not right
The price is not right
I met a handsome soldier
On the path I was treading
I caught his eye
He sat me on his thigh
I guess you have to steal
Your pleasures as you find ’em
The price is rarely right
The price is rarely right
I lay down my knife and set it on a stone
Lost the will to give, nothing left to give
All my sins are paid for
Nothing I am owing
No silver in my pocket
The rooster is crowing
I didn’t pay the price
I didn’t pay the price
I came across a river
The ferryman was waiting
He asked for a penny
But a penny I was lacking
Miss Molly sat serenely upon a silver cushion
Singing “you have to pay to ride
You always pay to ride.”
But the price is too high
The price is much too high
I rolled away my stone
Both naked and alone
I looked up at the sky
With my one remaining good eye
Everyone must make amends
For their crimes as they regret ’em
An eye for an eye
A tear for each dove’s cry
The price is just and right
The price is just and right
Miss Molly sat above
Devoid of loss and lust
Whole once again
Free from the troubles of men
She looked down from her cloud
She was so proud
Her heart filled with joy
As I tore out my remaining eye
She sang ” the price is just right
The price is just and right.”