If I Were A Rich Man-Roger Whittaker

[ti:If I Were A Rich Man] [ar:Roger Whittaker] [al:New World In The Morning Live] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.51]＂Dear God you made many many poor people [00:00.51]I realize of course that it＇s no shame to be poor [00:00.51]But it＇s no great honor either [00:00.51]So what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune ＂ [00:00.51]If I were a rich man [00:03.52]Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum [00:07.55]All day long I＇d biddy biddy bum [00:10.90]If I were a wealthy man [00:13.37]I wouldn＇t have to work hard [00:16.34]Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum [00:20.67]If I were a biddy biddy rich [00:22.90] [00:24.16]Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man [00:27.70]I＇d build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen [00:33.69]Right in the middle of the town [00:36.84]A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below [00:42.34]There would be one long staircase just going up [00:46.35]And one even longer coming down [00:49.27]And one more leading nowhere just for show [00:54.66] [00:56.34]I＇d fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks [01:01.78]For the town to see and hear [01:05.46]Squawking just as noisily as they can [01:10.68]And each loud ＂cheep＂ and ＂swaqwk＂ and ＂honk＂ and ＂quack＂ [01:15.55]Would land like a trumpet on the ear [01:17.67]As if to say ＂Here lives a wealthy man ＂ [01:30.46] [01:32.63]If I were a rich man [01:35.05]Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum [01:38.74] [01:39.26]All day long I＇d biddy biddy bum [01:42.50]If I were a wealthy man [01:45.85]I wouldn＇t have to work hard [01:47.89]Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum [01:51.85]Lord who made the lion and the lamb [01:54.96]You decreed I should be what I am; [01:58.77]Would it spoil some vast eternal plan [02:01.44] [02:06.00]If I were a wealthy man