From "Who Dares Disturb My Slumber"
Melt it and roll it and edge it and stamp it
The planchet
Smelt it and pour it blank it and strike it
The planchet
Melt it and roll it and edge it and stamp it and
Smelt it and pour it blank it and strike it
The planchet
The planchet
I start with some aluminum
A trick I learned from dear old mum
Before they dragged her off to jail
"Youve got to carry on," she said,
"I need you boys to forge ahead
But don't be two-faced, while you're at it, forge a tail!
Don't waste your time with frills
Like counterfeiting bills
If you want to make a mint
You've got to make a mint
Youve got to make a mint
Melt it
Roll it
Edge it
Stamp it
Smelt it
Pour it
Blank it
The planchet
Melt it
Roll it
Edge it
Stamp it
Smelt it and pour it and blank it
The planchet!
I think that zinc (zinc!)
Boiled down in the sink
With a measure of tin (tin!)
Stirred in
A dropper of copper I'm set to begin
And with passion, I'll dash in
Some lead (lead!)
Just a ration
And soon we'll be ready to cash in
Did you hear what I said (A ration of lead!)
Soon we'll be ready to cash in
Take one commander-in-chief, and stamp his face in bas relief
And soon you'll be a man of means
A drummer, some endangered birds, a couple random Latin words
And now you're set to hit the snack machines
Don't waste your time with frills
Like counterfeiting bills
If you want to make a mint
You've got to make a mint
Youve got to make a mint
The planchet!
The planchet!
The planchet!
The planchet!
Take one commander-in-chief, and stamp his face in bas relief
And soon we'll all be men of means
A drummer, some endangered birds, a couple random Latin words
And now we 're set to hit the snack machines
It's plain (it's plain!)
To see (to see!)
A dime can turn on me
If you want to make a mint
Youve got to make it glint
Youve got to take a hint
Youve got to make a mint
(Matt Cameron - backup vocals
Russell Schwartz - backup vocals
Roy Sexton - lead vocals)
Copyright 2010 Zach London