I went downtown last night to dig a show
Walked past the display window of a big department store
When I looked inside this window, hangin’ on the racks
Down there near the bottom was a great pair of pink peg slacks
Gotta have ’em; what I need for ’em is cash
Well, have a lot of cash & wear crazy pink peg slacks
I walked up to a salesman & said, «Mister, I’m flat broke
But I gotta have them pink slacks!» He said «What is this, man, a joke?»
I asked him how much money; he said «Add 4 & 8»
I said «Man, them pants is crazy, them’s pink pair of acetate!»
Gotta have ’em; what I need for ’em is cash
Well, have a lot of cash & wear crazy pink peg slacks
I went to see my baby, asked her for some dough
She said «Well, you know I love you honey, but what you need this money for?»
I told about them baggers I saw across downtown
She got a sawbuck from her daddy & I turned the Ford around
Gotta have ’em; what I need for ’em is cash
Well, have a lot of cash & wear crazy pink peg slacks
Brought the Ford to a stop, rushed into the store
I said «Man, I got a sawbuck»; he said «Sorry, you need 2 bucks more»
I said «What’s the matter, can’t I charge you?» He said, «Man, you don’t get these things for free»
I said «But mister, you just don’t know what those pink peggers mean to me!»
Gotta have ’em; what I need for ’em is cash
Well, have a lot of cash & wear crazy pink peg slacks