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    The Story:
    This was the first song Daniel Kleindienst and I ever wrote together. He came up with the idea and we both jumped on it with both feet. When he came up with the line “Get rich the new American way” I knew we had something good. I like the fact that ‘Bubba’ seems to be the smartest one of the bunch. We tried to come up with outlandish scenarios for lawsuits but we couldn’t top reality. I played the song live with my band Alfalpha Males to try different lines out. Some words are just funny. Pork and beans won.

    Happy hour was almost over for Jimmy, Bubba and me
    We had enough money between us for one beer divided by three
    Jimmy said, “I tell ya, It’s a disgrace
    Three men as smart as us even have to work for a living”
    Bubba said, “Hey! I tell ya what!”

    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    Easy Street is just a lawyer away
    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    We’ll all get rich the new American way

    I said to Jimmy and Bubba, “Now let’s think about this some,
    Come up with a brand new angle, hot coffee’s done been done
    Let’s go down to the A&P and have Bubba fall down on the floor
    Or we’ll drop a can of pork and beans on his toe
    Should be good for a million or more”

    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    Easy Street is just a lawsuit away
    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    Let’s sue somebody! (Sue Somebody!)
    We’ll all get rich the new American way

    Jimmy said, “Let’s take Bubba down to the lake and we’ll throw him in
    Then we can sue the YMCA because he never learned to swim
    Or have Bubba stick his hand in the ceiling fan
    And we’ll sue ‘cause he lost his thumb
    Bubba said, “We oughta sue Jimmy’s mama for raising him so dumb”
    (CHORUS OUT)

    (You’ll be hearing from my lawyer)