Money in the Couch

6/9/25

COUCH
about, doubt, shout, mount, dismount, COUNT, house, ground, sound, allow, now, plow,

4/30/25

this can be fun from a teenagers point of view. Like what would a teenager be saving to buy? Small change from couch is more significant to a younger person.

4/28/25

My friend asked me over to his house
I came in he asked me to sit down
I felt around to find out
how much money is in the couch

Lets find out

money, in the couch
money in the couch

I found money, in the couch

4/12/26

Descending down the cement stairs through the wooden door with plaid yellow and brown curtains from 1950. The door vibrated against the cement floor as he shouldered it open it like a linebacker. Her date busted through with determination that could only come from adolescent who just reached puberty. The nose jumped into a decade of secretive smoking. Pupils dilate around the shapes of the furnishings. Rabbit ears on the floor model TV stare back with the intensity of a martian. Stale air circled the room and stirred the unknown memories from the last generation that misbehaved here.

plaid from the 50’s
last generation
tweed was tricky
still in fashion
choose seating
miscalculation
risk injury
aim for the cushion

feeling around finding out
is there money in the couch

money, in the couch
money in the couch

4/15/26

Down the stairs open the door it vibrates on the cement floor
scraping free generations of those who misbehaved before
Go inside and have a look around, look around and sit down
(taking to long to get to the point)

4/15/26, 4/16/26

I need papers but my wallet was shortdidn’t have my card it so I left the store
home in my basement with a can of cokeMacGyver an alternative to my smoke replace with imagery of poor/no money

ATM card was denied
how am I going to get by
logged into my bank account I can’t eat with a negative amount
eating Ramen every day
and the ketchup soup I made
lean back drop my hand in the sofa
I was surprised to find moolah

[chorus]
money, in the couch, couch
money in the couch
Magic Money
money, in the couch, couch
money in the couch
Magic Money

Gang came by to hang around
when the party favors ran out
time to go get some beer
I don’t have the money I fear
they chip in before we go
under the pillow I found more dough

[chorus]

my lady friend pretty honey
taking her out I need money
she comes over she can’t sit down
’cause I’m moving the cushions around
hard to get by on minimum wage
this time I found only small change

[chorus]

4/17/26

ATM card was denied how am I going to get by
eating Ramen every day and the ketchup soup I made
lean back hand in sofa surprised to find some moolah

[chorus]
money, in the couch, couch
money in the couch
Magic Money
money, in the couch, couch
money in the couch
Magic Money

Gang came by to hang around when the party favors ran out
time to go get some beer I don’t have the money I fear
they chip in before we go under the pillow I found more dough

[chorus]

my lady friend pretty honey taking her out I need money
she comes over she can’t sit down cause I’m moving the cushions around hard to get by on minimum wage this time I found only small change

[chorus]

4/19/26

ATM card denied how am I going to get by
Ramen every day and ketchup soup I had to make
sit down on my sofa surprised to find some moolah

[chorus]
money, in the couch, couch
money in the couch
Magic Money
money, in the couch, couch
money in the couch
Magic Money

gang at my house hanging around party favors ran out
to the store for beer and snacks said I’ll be right back
before I go look under pillow I found I found I found more dough

[chorus]

my lady friend pretty honey taking her out I need money
she comes over she can’t sit down cause I’m moving the cushions around hard to get by on minimum wage this time found only small change

[chorus]

4/22/26, 4/25/26, 4/27/26

[Bb]ATM card denied how am I gonna get by
eat Ramen all day ketchup soup I had to make
[D]sitting down in my sofa [F]I found I found
[C]I found moolah

[chorus] x2
[Bb]mon-eeeeeey, in the couch mon-ey-in-the-couch
MoneyMoneyInTheCouch magic-money

all my friends at my house party favors ran out
to the store beer and snacks said I will be right back
before I go under pillow I found I found
I found more dough

[chorus]

my lady friend honey take her out need money
she comes over can’t sit down I’m moving the cushions around
hard to get by on minimum wage this time I found
I found small change

[chorus]

GOALS: more notes in bassline, have vocal carry a different melody line, hooky chorus, use 1 vocal effect effectively, keep time/don’t slow down