If I Were A Rich Man (From "Fiddler On The Roof" Soundtrack)
The Original Cast Of "Fiddler On The Roof""If I Were A Rich Man (From "Fiddler On The Roof" Soundtrack)" is a song by The Original Cast Of "Fiddler On The Roof", released in 1971 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:10 long and contains 76 lines and 506 words.
0:00If I Were A Rich Man - The Original Cast Of "Fiddler On The Roof"
0:00Oh dear Lord
0:03You made many many poor people
0:07I realize of course it's no shame to be poor
0:12But it's no great honor either
0:16So what would have been so terrible
0:20If I had
0:22A small fortune
0:27If I were a rich man
0:29Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
0:34All day long I'd biddy biddy bum
0:38If I were a wealthy man
0:41I wouldn't have to work hard
0:44Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
0:49If I were a biddy biddy rich
0:52Yidle diddle didle didle man
0:56I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the
1:02Dozen
1:03Right in the middle of the town
1:06A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below
1:12There would be one long staircase just going up
1:17And one even longer coming down
1:20And one more leading nowhere just for show
1:28I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese
1:34And ducks
1:34For the town to see and hear
1:37Squawking just as noisily as they can
1:43And each loud cheep and swaqwk and honk and quack
1:48Would land like a trumpet on the ear
1:51As if to say here lives a wealthy man
2:03If I were a rich man
2:05Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
2:10All day long I'd biddy biddy bum
2:14If I were a wealthy man
2:17I wouldn't have to work hard
2:20Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
2:24If I were a biddy biddy rich
2:28Yidle diddle didle didle man
2:33I see my wife my golde looking like a rich
2:39Man's wife
2:40With a proper double chin
2:43Supervising meals to her heart's delight
2:49I see her putting on airs and strutting like a
2:52Peacock
2:53Oh what a happy mood she's in
2:57Screaming at the servants day and night
3:05The most important men in town would come to fawn
3:09On me
3:11They would ask me to advise them
3:15Like a Solomon the wise
3:19If you please reb tevye
3:22Pardon me reb tevye
3:27Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes
3:33Heidi da di dada
3:35Heirik dada
3:37Heirik dadada
3:44And it won't make one bit of difference if I
3:48Answer right or wrong
3:51When you're rich they think you really know
3:58If I were rich I'd have the time that I
4:04Lack
4:04To sit in the synagogue and pray
4:08And maybe have a seat by the eastern wall
4:14And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men
4:20Several hours every day
4:23That would be the sweetest thing of all
4:35If I were a rich man
4:37Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
4:42All day long I'd biddy biddy bum
4:46If I were a wealthy man
4:49I wouldn't have to work hard
4:52Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
4:56Lord who made the lion and the lamb
5:00You decreed I should be what I am
5:03Would it spoil some vast eternal plan
5:10If I were a wealthy man
If I Were A Rich Man - The Original Cast Of "Fiddler On The Roof" Oh dear Lord You made many many poor people I realize of course it's no shame to be poor But it's no great honor either So what would have been so terrible If I had A small fortune If I were a rich man Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum All day long I'd biddy biddy bum If I were a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum If I were a biddy biddy rich Yidle diddle didle didle man I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the Dozen Right in the middle of the town A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below There would be one long staircase just going up And one even longer coming down And one more leading nowhere just for show I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese And ducks For the town to see and hear Squawking just as noisily as they can And each loud cheep and swaqwk and honk and quack Would land like a trumpet on the ear As if to say here lives a wealthy man If I were a rich man Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum All day long I'd biddy biddy bum If I were a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum If I were a biddy biddy rich Yidle diddle didle didle man I see my wife my golde looking like a rich Man's wife With a proper double chin Supervising meals to her heart's delight I see her putting on airs and strutting like a Peacock Oh what a happy mood she's in Screaming at the servants day and night The most important men in town would come to fawn On me They would ask me to advise them Like a Solomon the wise If you please reb tevye Pardon me reb tevye Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes Heidi da di dada Heirik dada Heirik dadada And it won't make one bit of difference if I Answer right or wrong When you're rich they think you really know If I were rich I'd have the time that I Lack To sit in the synagogue and pray And maybe have a seat by the eastern wall And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men Several hours every day That would be the sweetest thing of all If I were a rich man Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum All day long I'd biddy biddy bum If I were a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work hard Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum Lord who made the lion and the lamb You decreed I should be what I am Would it spoil some vast eternal plan If I were a wealthy man
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