"If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" is a 1950 song by Lefty Frizzell, who co-wrote the song with Jim Beck, and it was his debut single. The single stayed at No. 1 for three weeks on the Most Played C&W Jukebox Records and peaked at number two on the C&W Best Seller list. The Frizell recording spent 22 weeks on the country chart.[1]
In 1976, Willie Nelson took his version to No. 1 on the country chart, where it became his second solo release to reach No. 1.
| Preceded by "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single by Willie Nelson September 25, 1976 |
Succeeded by "Here's Some Love" by Tanya Tucker |