"Silas Stingy" from The Who Sell Out [Verse] Once upon a time there lived an old miser man By the name of Silas Stingy He carried all his money in a little black box Which was heavy as a rock with a big padlock All the little kids would shout when Silas was about [Chorus] Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy  Stingy there goes mingy  Stin-gy Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy  Stin-gy [Verse] Silas didn’t eat which was just as well      He would starve himself for a penny He wore old clothes and he never washed     ’Cause soap cost a lot                   And the dirt kept him hot All the little kids would shout When Silas was about [Chorus] Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy  Stingy there goes mingy  Stin-gy Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy  Stin-gy In the back of his head was a  voice that said "Someone will steal  it  all He’ll be lying in the gutter with an empty  box The thieves will be having a  ball" [Verse] He bought a safe to put the box in and a house to put the safe in And a watchdog on a chain to make quite sure And his face was very funny when he counted up his money And he realized he hadn’t any more [Chorus] Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy  Stingy there goes mingy  Stin-gy Money money money bags money money money bags There goes mingy Stingy there goes mingy  Stin-gy There goes mingy  Stingy

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l’histoire d’un vieux rapiat nommé Silas, qui garde toute sa fortune dans une petite boîte noire, qu’il traite comme un trésor précieux. Il refuse de dépenser un centime, à tel point qu’il néglige même ses besoins fondamentaux, se contentant de vêtements usés et ne se lavaillant jamais pour économiser sur le savon. Les enfants du quartier le reconnaissent facilement et se moquent de lui en raison de son obsession pour l’argent. Malgré ses efforts pour protéger sa richesse, comme acheter un coffre-fort et un chien de garde, il réalise, à la fin, qu'il n’a en réalité plus d’argent du tout. Cette histoire illustre les dangers du matérialisme excessif et la solitude qui en découle.