Standard (EADGBE)

  Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin',

  You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me.

  Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin',

  You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me.

Verse II.

  I'm not tryin' to be your hero,

  'Cause that zero is too cold for me, Brrr...

  I'm not tryin' to be your highness,

  'Cause that minus is too low to see, yeah.

Verse III.

  Nothin' from nothin, leaves nothin',

  And I'm not stuffin', believe you me.

  Don't you remember I told ya,

  I'm a soldier in the war on poverty, yeah. Yes I am.

(Verse I...)

Verse IV.

  You gotta have somethin', if you wanna be with me,

  You gotta bring me somethin' girl, if you wanna be with me.