The nickel song melanie well you know that i'm not a gambler but i'm being gambled on they put in a nickel and i sing a little song da-da-da-da they put in a nickel and i sing a little song well, i don't mind that they're lucky but it seems that they always win and gamblin' is illegal in the state of mind i'm in and if i had a nickel for each time that i've been put on i would be their nickel man and i'd sing a little song they're only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song they're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong. well i don't know so many things but i know what's been goin' on we're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong and if we had a nickel for each time that we've been put on we'd all be their nickel man and we'd sing a nickel song you know they're only putting in a nickel and they win a dollar song oh, yeah, they're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong oh, they're only putting in a nickel to win a dollar song