Trader John

Say folks, let me warn you
The only I don't give, and that's credit
Oh I, I'd love to help everybody
But I just can't credit

Anything other than a trade or a pawn
You got to have your cash at trader John's

You know everybody ain't no cheat
An' everybody ain't no deadbeat
But I just don't got the time to speculate
About who's gonna pay on time an' who's
Gonna be late, you see

Anything other than a trade or a pawn
You got to have your cash at trader John's

Now, you name it an' I got it
Whatever be your shop
Now, if you want to try it
Just be prepared to buy it
Yeah ' cause I got it

Anything other than a trade or a pawn
You got to have your cash at trader John's

Lemme hear your horn, boy

Ah look, I got the best of everything in stock rings
Watches and Hoo Doo products unlimited
To mention just a few
Man, I'm the man
You gotta get it while you can
Just ah, have the green stuff with ya

Anything other than a trade or a pawn
You got to have your cash at trader John's

Man ah like I'm tellin' ya. I'm the man
So you better just get it while you can
You better have that stuff with ya when ya
Come, see