money money money money is the root of all evil money money money people is the root of all evil you work for a man and you get no pay brother don t do nothing wrong don t let no one influence you when trouble come it s you all alone money money money people is the root of all evil money money money tell you is the root of all evil some steal it some kill for it some do inequity for it it makes friends it break friends judas betrayed christ for it money money money tell you is the root of all evil money money money people is the root of all evil money money some steal it some kill for it some do inequity for it it makes friends it break friends judas betrayed christ for it money money money people the root of all evil money money money tell you the root of all evil we can t live without it we gotta buy food to eat it s good and it s bad yet we can t live without it