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Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast Recording) • 2016
If I Were a Rich Man
Danny Burstein
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Lyrics of If I Were a Rich Man by Danny Burstein
Dear God, you made many, many poor people.
I realize, of course, that 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,
Daidle deedle daidle
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
All day long I′d biddy-biddy-bum
If I were a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work hard,
Daidle deedle daidle
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
If I were a biddy-biddy rich,
Daidle deedle daidle 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 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
"Pa-pa-geeee! pa-pa-gaack! pa-pa-geeee! pa-pa-gaack!"
Would land like a trumpet on the ear,
As if to say, "Here lives a wealthy man."
Oy!
If I were a rich man,
Daidle deedle daidle
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
All day long I′d biddy-biddy-bum
If I were a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work hard,
Daidle deedle daidle
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
If I were a biddy-biddy rich,
Daidle deedle daidle daidle 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,
Oy! What a happy mood she′s in,
Screaming at the servants day and night.
The most important men in town will come to fawn on me
They will 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
Ya va voy, ya va voy voy vum
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 learned books with the holy men
Seven hours every day
That would be the sweetest thing of all
Oy!
If I were a rich man,
Daidle deedle daidle
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
All day long I′d biddy-biddy-bum
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard,
Daidle deedle daidle
Daidle daidle deedle daidle dumb
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?
Writer(s): Sheldon M Harnick, Jerrold Lewis Bock
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Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)
Album • 2016 • 20 tracks
1
Tradition
Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Broadway Cast
2
Matchmaker
Melanie Moore, Alexandra Silber & Samantha Massell
3
If I Were a Rich Man
Danny Burstein
4
Sabbath Prayer
Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht & 2016 Broadway Cast
5
To Life
Danny Burstein, Adam Dannheisser, Aaron Young & 2016 Broadway Cast
6
Tevye’s Monologue
Danny Burstein
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7
Miracle of Miracles
Adam Kantor
8
Tevye’s Dream
Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, Lori Wilner, Adam Grupper, Jessica Vosk & 2016 Broadway Cast
9
Wedding Procession
Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Broadway Orchestra
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10
Sunrise, Sunset
Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, Ben Rappaport, Samantha Massell & 2016 Broadway Cast
11
Wedding Dance
Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Broadway Orchestra
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12
Now I Have Everything
Ben Rappaport & Samantha Massell
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