Paul Heaton
The Root of All Evil
[Verse 1]
If euro replaces the pound
It's still likely to be shiny and round
Rich may switch the way they feel rich
But not the man who's alive or the man who has drowned

Keeping pound only makes sense
If you're worth more than 99 pence
Those who have a lot and those who have not
Remain francs, marks, pesetas, or cents

[Chorus]
If money is the root of all evil
What does that make lover of pound?
We'll be eating frogs and modelling clogs
And you'll be hunting French and Dutch with a hound

[Post-Chorus]
Now a nation goes to the vote
So our country has its name on the note
Same set of people, same boat
Need their name in the back of their coat

[Verse 2]
Heads or tails can't have been won
On whose head graced whatever was spun
If Queen's head's not on money they've got
It's still business and money's still fun
[Chorus]
If money is the root of all evil
What does that make lover of pound?
We'll be eating frogs and modelling clogs
And you'll be hunting French and Dutch with a hound

[Post-Chorus]
Now a nation goes to the vote
So our country has its name on the note
Same set of people, same boat
Need their name in the back of their coat

[Post-Chorus]
Now a nation goes to the vote
So our country has its name on the note
Same set of people, same boat
Need their name in the back of their coat