Something in the news about Barbra Streisand and merchandising must have triggered this thought. I don’t think the lyric was used. I couldn’t spell Barbra back then, either.
_ MERCENARY _
(To the Tune of “Memories”)(Should be sung in a “mock Streisand/Bronx” accent, faster than the recorded version)
VERSE 1
Mercenary,
I smell loads of lovely dosh;
Costly ultra-pricy merchandise,
Is the way I earn.VERSE 2
Tacky pictures,
That’ll cost you twenty quid;
Seats you’ve paid for ten times over,
For the fees I earn.MIDDLE EIGHT
Can it be that it is all so lucrative,
Have Streisand’s fan clubs lost their minds;
And if they had a chance to book it all again,
Tell me would they?
Should they?VERSE 3
Mercenary,
I may be prosperous, and yet,
Once I’ve bought some fancy jewellery,
I might still land up in debt.OUTRO
But Barbara Streisand’s,
A lovely little earner;
Yes more than Tina Turner,
I have ways to earn.
Below is a video with Barbra Streisand singing The Way We Were with lyrics on the screen: