Bock - If I Were a Richman (Des)

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If I Were A Rich Man

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If

TEVYE

I

were

a rich

man,

dai

dle,

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle

- dig

guh

- dig

guh

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle,- dum.

All

day

long

I'd

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bid

dy,

- bid

dy- bum

If

I

were

a wealth

y

- man.

Would

n't

- have

to work

hard,

16

dai

dle,

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle

- dig

guh

- dig

guh

dee

dle,

- dai

dle,- dum.

If

I

were

a

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bid

dy,

- bid

dy- rich

Dig

guh,

- Dig

guh,

- dee

dly,

- dai

dly- man

I'd

build

a

big

tall

house

with

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24

rooms

by

the doz

en,

- right

in

the

mid dle

- of

the town.

A

fine

tin

roof

with

real

wood

en- floors

be

-

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low.

There

would

be

one

long

stair

case

- just

go

ing- up

and

one

e

ven

- lon ger

- com

ing-

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down.

And

one

more

load

ing

- no

where,

- just

for

show.

I'd

fill

my

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yard

with

chicks

and

tur

keys

and goose

and

ducks

for

the

town

to

see

and hear:

squawk

ing

- just

as

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nois

i

- ly- as

they

can.

And

each

loud

quack

and

cluck

and

gob

ble

- and honk

Will

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land

like

a

trum

pet

- on

the ear.

As

if

to

say:

here

lives

a

wealth

y

- man.

54

(sigh)

If

I

were

a rich

man,

dai

dle,

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle

- dig

guh

- dig

guh

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle,-

58

dum.

All

day

long

I'd

bid

dy,

bid

dy- bum

If

I

were

awealth

y

man.

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Would

n't

- have

to work

hard,

dai

dle,

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle

- dig

guh

- dig

guh

dee

dle,

- dai

dle,- dum.

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If

I

were

a

bid

dy,

bid

dy rich

Dig

guh,

Dig

guh,

dee

dly,

- dai

dly man

I

see

my

wife,

my

Gol

de,

-

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72

look

ing

- like

a rich

man's

wife

with

a

prop

er

- dou

ble- chin;

su

per

- vis

- ing

- meals

to

her heart's

de

-

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light.

I

see

her

put

ting- on

airs

and

strut

ting

- like

a pea

cock,

-

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Oi!

What a hap

py- mood she's in.

Scream

ing

- at

the

ser

vants

- day

and

night.

86

The most

im

por

- tant

- men

in town

will

come

to fawn

on

me.

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89

They

will

ask

me

to

ad vise

- them,

like

a

Sol

o

- mon,

- the wise.

"If

you

91

please,

Reb

Tev

ye

- par

don

- me,

Reb

Tev

ye."

Pos

ing

- prob

lems

- that

would

cross

a

Rab

bi's

- eyes.

Boi

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boiboi boi boi

boiboi boiboi

And

it

won't

make

one

bit

of dif

f'rence

- if

I

ans

wer

- right

or

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wrong.

When

you're

rich

they

think

you

real

ly

- know.

If

I

were

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rich I'd have the time that

I lack

to sit in

the

syn

a

- gogue

- and pray.

And may be- have a seat by

the east ern-

109

wall.

And

I'd

dis

cuss

- the

ho

ly

- book

with

the lean

ed

- men

sev

en

- ho

urs

- ev

ry-

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day. This would be the sweet est- thing of all. (sigh) If

I were

a rich

man,

120

dai

dle,

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle

- dig

guh

- dig

guh

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle,- dum.

All

day

long

I'd

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124

bid

dy,

bid dy- bum If

I

were awealth y- man. Would

n't

- have

to work

hard,

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dai

dle,

- dee

dle,

- dai

dle

- dig

guh

- dig

guh

dee

dle,

- dai

dle,- dum.

lord.

Who

made

the

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li

on

- and

the lamb,

You

de

creed

- I

should

be

what

I am.

Would

it

spoil

some

vast,

e

ter

- nal- plan

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If

I

were

a wealth

y

- man?

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