Fed Up
by 
Aaron Carthen Reed 
recording of 19 
from 
Junk Food (Delmark 3970) 
Still playin' this music now 
I wanna show you way I feel 
I feel bad 'cause I don't have a dollar bill 
I need money, Lord, at least that's what I wish 
One bird in the hand is better 'n two out in the bush 
That' why I'm fed up 
(He's fed up) 
Gotta keep the bird right in my hand, oh yeah 
Well I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 
An' get me a job like the average man, um-hm 
I'm gonna get me a job where I work from nine to five 
I'm playin' this music an' I can't hardly survive 
Money on a musician is the worst musician I ever seen 
I was better off when I was workin' for Walgreen 
That's why I'm fed up 
(He's fed up) 
Wanna keep a dollar right in my hand, oh yeah 
Well I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 
Get me a job like the average man, um-hm 
Should be a star 'cause I always want to be 
I hate guitars 'cause they just won't profit to me 
I'm playin' my saxophone an' I'm walkin' the streets an' cryin' 
Gotta get me a job 'cause I don't have a lousy dime! 
Now I hate this music 'cause it always leave me flat 
Thirty dollar job and you got your agent tryin' a-steal that 
People keep on tellin' me blues don't get satisfaction 
One hit record then I'll be a star like 
Michael Jackson 
That's why I'm fed up 
(He's fed up) 
Gonna keep a dollar right in my hand, oh yeah 
Well I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 
And get me a job like the average man 
Lord, I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 
An' get me a job like the average man 
Well I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 
An' get me a job like the average man