Another eclectic song with ambiguous lyrics.

Possible interpretations involve greed and a commentary on the Soviet Union.[Intro]

We were so happy

[Verse 1]

Things worked out better than we had planned

Capital from boy, woman and man

We were like ink and paper

Numbers on a calculator

Knew arithmetic so well

Working overtime

Completed what was assigned

We had to multiply ourselves

[Pre-Chorus]

A bouncing little baby

A shiny copper penny

[Chorus 1]

And he spent himself

Would not listen to us

But when he lost his appetite

He lost his weight in friends

[Verse 2]

He became a fat nickel so fast

Then came puberty

Exponentially

Soon our boy became a million

[Chorus 2]

People loved him so

And helped him to grow

Everyone knew the thing that was best

Of course, he must invest

[Post-Chorus]

A penny won't do, no

A penny won't do, no

A penny won't do, no

A penny won't do, no

[Bridge]

But he made us proud

He made us rich

And how were we to know

He's counterfeit?

[Outro]

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah

Now everything's ruined, yeah