If I Were a Rich Man-Zero Mostel

[ti:If I Were A Rich Man] [ar:Zero Mostel] [al:The Only Musicals Album You'll Ever Need] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]If I Were a Rich Man - Zero Mostel [00:00.66]Dear God [00:01.66] [00:02.38]You made many many poor people [00:04.28] [00:05.19]I realize of course [00:07.08]That it's no shame to be poor [00:08.96] [00:10.30]But it's no great honor either [00:11.96] [00:12.87]So what would have been so terrible if [00:15.66]I had a small fortune [00:18.22] [00:19.94]If I were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle [00:22.83]Didle didle deedle deedle dum [00:24.91] [00:26.34]All day long I'd biddy biddy bum [00:29.62]If I were a wealthy man [00:31.66] [00:32.68]I wouldn't have to work hard [00:34.88]Ya ha deedle deedle didle [00:36.79]Didle deedle deedle dum [00:37.97] [00:39.36]If I were a biddy biddy rich yidle [00:43.48]Diddle didle didle man [00:46.51] [00:47.38]I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen [00:53.74]Right in the middle of the town [00:55.78] [00:56.78]A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below [01:00.82] [01:02.56]There would be one long staircase just going up [01:07.11]And one even longer coming down [01:09.24] [01:10.21]And one more leading nowhere just for show [01:14.47] [01:17.48]I'd fill my yard with chicks [01:22.12]And turkeys and geese and ducks [01:24.41]For the town to see and hear [01:26.23] [01:27.39]Squawking just as noisily as they can [01:31.15] [01:32.96]And each loud "pa-pa-geeee pa-pa-gaack [01:35.79]Pa-pa-geeee pa-pa-gaack " [01:37.36]Would land like a trumpet on the ear [01:39.55] [01:40.48]As if to say "Here lives a wealthy man " [01:44.90] [01:47.65]Oy [01:48.60] [01:49.75]If I were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle [01:52.97]Didle didle deedle deedle dum [01:54.87] [01:55.84]All day long I'd biddy biddy bum [01:59.39]If I were a wealthy man [02:01.25] [02:02.46]I wouldn't have to work hard [02:04.68]Ya ha deedle deedle didle [02:06.72]Didle deedle deedle dum [02:07.85] [02:09.18]If I were a biddy biddy rich yidle [02:13.48]Diddle didle didle man [02:16.48] [02:17.49]I see my wife my Goldie [02:22.46]Looking like a rich man's wife [02:24.73]With a proper double chin [02:25.99] [02:27.40]Supervising meals to her heart's delight [02:31.17] [02:33.12]I see her putting on airs [02:35.63]And strutting like a peacock [02:37.33]Oy what a happy mood she's in [02:39.79] [02:40.91]Screaming at the servants day and night [02:45.01] [02:49.06]The most important men in town [02:50.99]Would come to fawn on me [02:53.61] [02:54.52]They would ask me to advise them [02:57.55] [02:58.35]Like a Solomon the Wise [03:00.45] [03:01.29]If you please Reb Tevye pardon me Reb Tevye [03:07.18] [03:08.06]Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes [03:12.49] [03:19.60]And it won't make one bit of difference [03:23.44]If I answer right or wrong [03:25.64] [03:27.12]When you're rich they think you really know [03:31.18] [03:34.30]If I were rich I'd have the time that I lack [03:40.82] [03:41.40]To sit in the synagogue and pray [03:43.85] [03:44.96]And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall [03:49.35] [03:51.09]And I'd discuss the Holy books with the learned men [03:56.86]Several hours every day [03:58.72] [04:00.04]That would be the sweetest thing of all [04:03.99] [04:08.29]If I were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle [04:11.97]Didle didle deedle deedle dum [04:13.59] [04:14.93]All day long I'd biddy biddy bum [04:17.51] [04:18.09]If I were a wealthy man [04:20.01] [04:21.01]I wouldn't have to work hard [04:23.08]Ya ha deedle deedle didle [04:24.92]Didle deedle deedle dum [04:26.29] [04:28.26]Lord who made the lion and the lamb [04:31.23] [04:32.22]You decreed I should be what I am [04:35.90] [04:36.92]Would it spoil some vast eternal plan [04:40.59] [04:41.63]If I were a wealthy man