Making $7.50 Once a Week

Schoolhouse Rock

Seven-fifty once a week

They pay me seven-fifty once a week

You see me walking tall

Down at the shopping mall

Because I'm making seven-fifty once a week

Now every Monday morning when I get my pay

I feel very rich indeed

I got a pocket full of money

I can spend each day

So I can pay for all the stuff I need

I got a great start

But here's the hard part

I got to plan for every expense

Because every nickel counts

When your entire allowance

Is only seven dollars, fifty cents

But I do like to live it up! Every day after lunch at school, I treat myself to an ice cream sandwich. At fifty cents apiece, that comes to two and a half dollars every week. But that's ok, I got five dollars left. I'm still ahead of the game. I start with . . .

Seven-fifty at the top

My favorite bubble gum is sixty cents a pop

I've got to choose and plan

And do the best I can

I think I'm going to have to learn to shop

By just comparing prices I can save a lot

I spent two dollars for a bite to eat

This chicken enchilada really hits the spot

But it's on sale for fifty cents across the street

Now I would like to try a slice of pizza pie

But I am high and dry

It's no joke

I should have planned ahead

I spent it all instead

My allowance is gone

And I am broke

When you get seven-fifty once a week

Sometimes the situation seems a little bleak

Because it's a drag at the mall

When you got no cash at all

You're down the tube

You're up the creek

Well there goes my allowance

I didn't plan ahead

I made some bad choices, and I compared prices too late

I guess I'll have to find a way to earn some more

But that shouldn't be too hard

Maybe I can do an extra household chore

Like wash the car or mop the floor

Or maybe help clean up the backyard

I'll get my spending plan

I'll get my shopping done

And still have cash on hand

That I can spend . . . on fun!

I still get seven-fifty once a week

But now I learned some money management technique

And I can save enough

To buy some real cool stuff

And I made my little fortune so to speak

On only seven-fifty, once a week

That's my allowance

Seven-fifty once a week

I balanced my budget!