(Dolly Parton) Well, the lady said will this be cash and I thought boy if that'en ain't a laugh Why I don't carry money of that kind Just put it on my charge account on account of I can't pay you now I'll pay for it a little at a time. I'm just an average working girl trying to get along in this old world Looking for that rich man I might find But up till now the times are hard I'm living on my credit card And paying for life a little at time. A little at a time that's how I pay my bills That's the story of the working girl Always going overboard buying things I can't afford In this charge account credit card pay for it a little at a time world. My weekly check don't amount to a lot But I'm making payments on what I got At the end of the month I ain't got one thin dime And this old car I bought brand new but I'm still payin' on it too I've been payin' for it a little at a time. Got a new apartment I just moved in and I'll do well to pay the rent It's unfurnished so a bargain I must find I saw a sign in a store downtown house goods for nothing down Pay for it a little at a time. A little at a time that's how I pay my bill That's the story of the working girl Always going overboard buying things I can't afford In this charge account credit card pay for it a little at a time world. I want to pay on my layaway here's a dollar on my mink collar...