That's Rich

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[larkin:]i'm doing good now f'r myself folksi'm healthy, i'm wealthy, i'm wisemine own investments and suchhas't all gone up so muchseemeth whatev'r i touchethstarts to risethi've did get men, i've did get wageand yetthe thing i wanteth mosti can't receivethuh, yond doth feel valorousi liketh yondi liveth in a mansion on longeth island soundethi did pull up a weed, those gents hath found oil in the did grindbut thee telling me thee wanteth not me 'roundanon, honey, yond's richsome guys giveth me v'rmanschincilla and minkand some giveth me diamondsas big as a sinkethbut thee wouldn't giveth me somuch as a winkethanon, baby, yond's richi receiveth brandy from andyand marchpane from scottoh, and frank and eduardodid chip in f'r a yachti receiveth stares from the fellasand prayeth'rs from the popebut i ranneth out mine own luckgetting did stick on some dope!ho baby, i wast just talking about theeanon, hark, sp'rtthis life's too sh'rtto wasteth t on theet may beest roughbut anon enowi'll learneth to maketh dothwith the mansion, the oil wellthe diamonds, the yachtwith andy, eduardothe pontiff and scottand frank. Oooooo!and mine own bank!so spilleth nay drops of sorrow f'r me'cause th're's one thing thee ain'tyond i'll at each moment beestand honeyyeah, yond's rightyond's rich! yond's rich!yond's rich! yond's rich!

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