The Pawn Shop, poetry by Chrome Dome Mike Kimbro of Grapevine, TX USA. it's inspired by many years working in the pawn loan industry at Cash America in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas.

It's Chrome Dome Mike Kimbro preparing to pawn his Washburn Billy T 6-string electric guitar

The Pawn Shop

Song lyrics by Chrome Dome Mike Kimbro

A relyric of the song “Letdown”, lyrics and music by Will Kimbrough

Consider reading along to my Spoken Verse Performance.

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

VERSE 1

Empty gas tanks.

Overdraft fees.

Hey, dentists don’t work for free.

Forget the banks.

Get off your knees.

You can get cash quick when you're in need.

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

VERSE 2

That poverty sucks,

You have just learned,

First hand, but it won’t keep you down.

A few extra bucks,

With what you have earned,

And your Harley's getting out of impound.

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

VERSE 3

When tightening the belt,

Leaves you jobless.

It hurts, but a winner adjusts.

Pitch the hand you’re dealt.

You’ll soon have success.

They’re your money partners without the fuss.

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

BRIDGE

No need for appointment.

Just give it a trial.

Enter without a red cent.

Leave with a smile.

VERSE 4

Yo, ladies in need.

Don’t you holler.

Pawn stuff, when your troubles begin.

But I can’t mislead.

For the top dollar,

Guys loan more to ladies who show some skin.

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

VERSE 5

You’ve gotten the axe,

From your main gig.

So hard getting your stuff redeemed.

Let’s review the facts.

You can pay the vig.

So your things are safer now than they seemed.

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

VERSE 6

Once battleship sized,

at the Horse Shoe.

All in, my luck finally ran out.

An old boy advised,

“Here’s what you should do…”

And I learned what winning’s really about.

He said: “Son,…."

CHORUS

You gotta get to the pawn shop.

Gonna find it’s a fast and friendly stop.

To get cash when your funds are cut to the bone,

Go get a loan.

Photo of my talking Chumlee bobblehead purchased from the Las Vegas Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, home of the Pawn Stars, made by JF Sports Marketing of Cleveland, OH (440) 476-7604.

VERSE 7

These little green men,

Outside Vegas,

Had plans for us in their meat spread.

Yeah, but in the end,

You know what saved us?

T'was my talking Chumlee bobblehead.

CHORUS

You gotta turn on the Pawn Stars.

From location on Vegas Boulevard.

Royalty, for those hefty dudes are the czars.

They're cable’s trump card.

The End

The pawn ticket documenting the pawn of my Fender wrist watch at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Vas Vegas, NV. I used the $20 loan to buy the speaking Chumlee bobble head shown above.