Sheldon Harnick. Fra »Fiddler on the Roof«, 1964
If I were a rich man,
daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
All day long I'd biddy, biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
Wouldn't have to work hard,
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
If I were a biddy, biddy rich,
digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle 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 wood'en floors below.
There could 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 quack and cluck and gobble and honk
will land like a trumpet on the ear;
As if to say here lives a wealthy man.
If I were a rich man,
daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
All day long I'd biddy, biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
Wouldn't have to work hard,
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
If I were a biddy, biddy rich,
digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle man.
I see my whife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's
whife with a proper double chin;
Supervising meals to her heart's delight.
I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock
Oy! What a happy mood she's in.
Screaming at the servants day and night.
If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack,
To sit in the synagogue and pray;
And may be have a seat by the eastern wall.
And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned
men seven hours ev'ry day;
This would be the sweetest thing of all.
If I were a rich man,
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
All day long I'd biddy, biddy bum,
If I were a wealthy man.
Wouldn't have to work hard,
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh, digguh, deedle, daidle, dum.
Lord, who made the lion and the lamb,
Coda:
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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