Image and caption: Since becoming rehabilitation clients the value of the Dixon family’s possessions has risen from 500 dollars to 1500 dollars. Saint Charles County, Missouri, Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), LC-USF34- 029143-D

Lyrics:
 It’s hard to stretch a working wage, but it’s a worthy fight
 To have the sum of what you woke up with when you shut out the light
 ‘Cause there ain’t no disputing: when the live long day is done--
 A dollar in your pocket is better than none
 A dollar in your pocket is better than none
 Don’t be ashamed of  recreatin' despite pickin’s bein’ lean 
 But virtue will reward you if you’re careful with your green
 If you exercise discretion when you’re hankering for fun--
 You’ll find two dollars in your pocket are better than one
 Two dollars in your pocket are better than one
 The righteous do their level best to avoid the sin of greed
 But prudence amply justifies more than the least you need 
 So let’s hear “amen” and “hallelu” if you believe it’s true--
 Three dollars in your pocket are better than two
 Three dollars in your pocket are better than two
 Now this town is full of desperate folks, ‘tin cupping door to door
 Be generous if your pocket’s full of four dollars or more…
 ‘Cause in the thick of this hard time, it’s plain as day my friend—
 With five dollars in your pocket, you’ve at least a buck to lend
 With five dollars in your pocket, you’ve at least a buck to lend