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 and wear crazy pink peg slacks

i walked up to a salesman and 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 and 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 and 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 and i turned the ford around
gotta have 'em what i need for 'em is cash
well, have a lot of cash and 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 and wear crazy pink peg slac