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Artist: Finian's Rainbow (Musical)
Canonical path: /finians-rainbow-musical/when-the-idle-poor-became-the-idle-rich
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When The Idle Poor Became The Idle Rich
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When The Idle Poor Became The Idle Rich
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SHARON
When de idle poor
Become the idle rich
You'll never know
just who is who
or who is witch.
Won't it be rich
When everyone's poor relative
Becomes a "Rockefellative",
and pans no longer itch
What a switch!
FEMALE ENSEMBLE
When we all have Ermine
And have plastic teeth
How will we determine
Who's who underneath?
MALE ENSEMBLE
And when all your neighbours
are upper class
- You won't know your 'georges'
from your 'astors'.
SHARON
Let's toast the day
The day we drink that drinkie up
But with a little pinkie up.
COMPANY
The day on witch
The idle poor
Become the idle rich
SHARON
When a rich man doesn't want to work
He's a bon vivant.
COMPANY
Yes, he's a bom vivant.
SHARON
But when a poor man doesn't want to work,
He's a laughter, he's a lounger
he's a lazier good for nothing
COMPANY
He's a jerk!
SHARON
When a rich man looses on a horse
Oh, isn't it disport!
COMPANY
Oh, isn't it disport!
SHARON
When a poor man looses on a horse
He's a gambler, he's a spender
He's a low life, he's a reason for divorce!
When a rich man chases after dames
He's a man about town,
A man about town.
But when a poor man chases after dames
He's a bounder, he's a rounder
He's a rotter, and a lot of dirty names!
COMPANY
You'll never know
just who is witch.
When de idle poor
Become the idle rich.
SHARON
When de idle poor
Become the idle rich
COMPANY
When de idle poor
Become the idle rich
You'll never know
just who is who
or who is witch.
SHARON
No one will see
The Irish or the Slav in you
'cause when you're on Park Avenue
Cornelius and Mike
Look alike
FEMALE ENSEMBLE
When poor tweedle Doe
This rich tweedle Dee
COMPANY
This discrimination will no longer be.
MALE ENSEMBLE
When we leave undone
and out of the nuts
SHARON
You won't know your banker.
from your but...ler.
Let's make the switch.
With just a few annuities
We'll hide those incongruities
With clothes from Ava Crombing Fitch
FEMALE ENSEMBLE I
Wheeeeeeeeeen de idle poor
FEMALE ENSEMBLE II
Wheeeeeeen become the
MALE ENSEMBLE
Wheeeeeeeen idle rich
COMPANY
When de idle poor
Become the idle rich
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