Well, I hate banks, I just can't stand 'em Gimme a shovel and, man, I'll plant 'em Six feet under, that's where they belong "I Hate Banks" is the name of this song I think I'll rob myself one or two I hate banks, yeah, how 'bout you? Well, lend me a nickel and lend me a dime Repossess my house any old time Financial institutions Think they're so high falutin' Just a bunch of fruits in three-piece suits, yeah Tryin' to steal all my loot Things are smellin' mighty rank We must be near a stinky bank Smells worse than Rockefeller's feet Wall Street can eat my meat Yeah, throw the money changers outta the temple I hate banks, it's just that simple A Royal Crown pomade tin Is the best thing to keep your money in, yeah Mason jar is okay too If you see a bank, well, you know what to do Now, lemme tell you people something The only banks I like, well, I like Ernie Banks alright And I like the banks of the Mississippi River Yeah, and I like banks of Fender twin-reverb electric guitar amplifiers behind me Ragin' on the stagin' Well, when I walk in, they treat me like a dog Wanna hit 'em in the head with a doo-doo log Republicans, one and all Their tallywhackers are mighty small Stealin' from the poor and give to the rich
Wanna make the bank president twitch in a ditch Yeah, see that teller with the blue hair Giving me the evil-eye stare Won't cash my check, don't like my ID Got the security guard after me If I was P. F. Sloan I'd say the Dow Jones can s** my bone, yeah, alright Everybody say these three magic words I want you to help me say the words, I want you to repeat after me, here we go I hate banks (I hate banks) Can't stand 'em I hate banks Don't like 'em I hate banks Bunch of foo-foos I hate banks Pop 'em like a big zit I hate banks I hate banks, just can't stand 'em Gimme a shovel and man, I'll plant 'em Six feet under, that's where they belong "I Hate Banks" is the name of this song I think I'll rob myself one or two I hate banks, yeah, how 'bout you? Now lemme tell you something else I'm not real fond of the phone company either, you know? Yeah, and I don't like the cable TV company You know why I don't like the cable TV company? 'Cause they just be s**ing that stuff right out the sky! They don't have to pay nothin' for it I just get me one of them bootleg cable boxes And get me one of them there, climb the pole and stick the thing in I ain't gonna pay for it, no!