It's a World of Charges, a World of Bills

Tune: Sherman's "It's a Small World After All"

It's a world of charges, a world of bills;
It's a world of debts and financial ills;
But the worst of the mess is the old I.R.S.—
It's a small wad, after tax.

It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small, small wad.

You're withheld for FICA, withheld for Fed;
After state and local, you're damn' near dead.
By the end of the year, it's become very clear—
It's a small wad, after tax.

It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small, small wad.

Though you work your hands to the very bone
For a piece of change you can call your own,
As you pocket the coin, you get kicked in the groin
By the tick who takes the tax.

It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small wad, after tax;
It's a small, small wad.