Alimony alimony I work till my fingers are bloody and boney br Me oh my oh goodness sake I'm paying for my mistake br She calls it alimony alimony yeah you single men may think it's funny br Till one of these days you're gonna wake and find you're payin' for your mistake br br Pom pom I walk around ragged like a low-down bum br I can't afford to weigh myself or buy a stick of gum br It's the same old story with a little more blues in it br I'm payin' for it while someone else is usin' it br Alimony alimony I thought I bought steak and it was all baloney br My heart and back are both about to break from payin' for my mistake yeah br [ harmonica ] br Yeah I walk around ragged like a low down bum br I can't afford to weigh myself or buy a stick of gum br Why it's the same old story with a little more blues in it br I'm payin' for it while someone else is usin' it br Alimony alimony thought I bought steak and it was just baloney br And every penny that I make goes to payin' for my mistake br br Oh yeah payin' for my mistake every Wednesday br Yeah aw come on baby y'know it's your mistake too yeah br They took all the furniture and everything come on br Why maybe we could sorta pitch in and work it out y'know br I mean I could get a third job if that's what you want I mean br What about sellin' my blood y'knowbr br Sheldon Allan Silversteinbr br