In between Shakespeare and Cindi Lauper there was Jimmy Cagney (or someone
of The Greatest Generation):
"In spite of the worries that money brings
Just a little filthy lucre buys a lot of things,
.........
It's the root of all evil
Of strife and upheaval
But I'm certain, honey
That life would be sunny
With plenty of money, and you."
Mason Gaffney