If I Were a Rich Man-Lionel Ames

[ti:If I Were a Rich Man] [ar:Lionel Ames] [al:In Concert] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]If I Were a Rich Man - Lionel Ames [00:17.68]Dear god you made many many poor people [00:21.86] [00:22.57]I realize of course [00:23.71]That it's no shame to be poor [00:26.16]But it's no great honor either [00:28.79]So what would have been so terrible [00:31.25]If i had a small fortune [00:36.00]If i were a rich man [00:37.82] [00:38.45]Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum [00:43.60]All day long i'd biddy biddy bum [00:47.08]If i were a wealthy man [00:49.73] [00:50.85]I wouldn't have to work hard [00:52.89]Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum [00:57.94] [00:58.62]If i were a biddy biddy rich [01:02.23]Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man [01:05.79]I'd build a big tall house [01:10.74]With rooms by the dozen [01:12.93]Right in the middle of the town [01:15.62] [01:16.50]A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below [01:21.38] [01:22.82]There would be one long staircase just going up [01:27.75]And one even longer coming down [01:30.60] [01:31.38]And one more leading nowhere just for show [01:36.36] [01:38.56]I'd fill my yard with chicks [01:43.35]And turkeys and geese and ducks [01:45.94]For the town to see and hear [01:48.01] [01:49.24]Squawking just as merrily as they can [01:53.40] [01:55.33]And each loud cheep [01:57.62]And swaqwk and honk and quack [02:00.38]Would land like a trumpet on the ear [02:03.15] [02:04.06]As if to say here lives a wealthy man [02:09.09] [02:16.82]If i were a rich man [02:19.13]Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum [02:23.49] [02:24.03]All day long i'd biddy biddy bum [02:27.63]If i were a wealthy man [02:29.90] [02:31.23]I wouldn't have to work hard [02:33.09]Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum [02:38.59]If i were a biddy biddy rich [02:42.32]Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man [02:45.75] [02:46.48]I see my wife my golde [02:50.79]Looking like a rich man's wife [02:53.51]With a proper double-chin [02:55.99] [02:56.77]Supervising meals to her heart's delight [03:01.25] [03:02.73]I see her putting on airs [03:05.84]And strutting like a peacock [03:07.83]Oy what a happy mood she's in [03:10.83] [03:11.61]Screaming at the servants day and night [03:16.61] [03:17.98]The most important men in town [03:20.59]Would come to fawn on me [03:24.05]They would ask me to advise them [03:26.21] [03:27.29]Like a solomon the wise [03:29.62]If you please reb tevye [03:31.85]Pardon me reb tevye [03:34.55]Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes [03:39.48] [03:48.40]And it won't make one bit of difference [03:52.08]If i answer right or wrong [03:54.58] [03:55.79]When you're rich [03:57.05]They think you really know [04:00.51] [04:02.78]If i were rich [04:06.37]I'd have the time that i lack [04:09.42]To sit in the synagogue and pray [04:12.13] [04:13.04]And maybe have a seat by the eastern wall [04:18.20] [04:19.59]And i'd discuss the holy books with [04:23.69]The learned men several hours every day [04:27.80] [04:28.63]That would be the sweetest thing of all [04:34.20] [04:41.05]If i were a rich man [04:43.12]Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum [04:48.06]All day long i'd biddy biddy bum [04:51.62]If i were a wealthy man [04:53.86] [04:55.12]I wouldn't have to work hard [04:57.52]Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum [05:02.48]Lord who mind the lair land man [05:06.13]You be crazyed so be what i am [05:10.07] [05:11.07]Would they twelve some bads to turn the land [05:15.72] [05:16.71]If i were a wealthy man