“He's a serious mister
Shake his hand and he'll twist your arm.
With Monopoly money
We'll be buying the funny farm. So I'll do flips, and get paid in chips
From a diamond as big as the Ritz —
Then I'm calling it quits.”

— Aimee Mann

"Calling It Quits" Video at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OffZRdPUnLw
Song lyrics, Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo (2000)

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