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RICH MAN'S BLUES
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Don't know which City or State would claim this style of blues. Sounds like something T-Rex would have done!
songwriter country north
Singable, hummable, whistleable, memorable country songs
Singer/Songwriter Bernie Lamb is currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina and networking with some fine musicians.
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Genre
Blues • Blues General
Charts
#4,724 today Peak #138
#2,004 in subgenre Peak #57
Author
Bernie Lamb
Rights
Bernie Lamb 2007
Uploaded
August 18, 2007
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MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:45
Story behind the song
It's easy to think that the super-rich don't have feelings (otherwise why would they do such terrible things to the rest of mankind). But suppose they did?
Lyrics
RICH MAN’S BLUES V1 He likes to be seen in his black imousine Chewin’ on a big Cuban cigar When he sees the likes of me He looks away and thanks his lucky stars He’s the real McCoy, the all-American boy He ain’t never done nothin’ but win He ain’t popular but he’s got the Midas touch And everybody wants a piece of him CHORUS He’s got the rich man’s blues He got so much to lose From his high-class head down to his hand-made shoes He got nothin’ but the rich man’s blues V2 He’s got a high brick wall around his marble hall Where his trophy wife’s the dinner party queen He’s got security to the nth degree To keep him safe from what he’s never seen Like the streets at night or the neon light Of a downtown bar where folks like us meet He’s in his den alone on the telephone Doin’ deals to keep his business sweet REPEAT CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL BREAK V3 When you’re flyin’ high nearly to the sky What you fear is way down below When your feet’re on the ground you’re safe and sound There ain’t no further down to go When you got a pile it’s hard to smile If you think someone may take it away Life’s for living son and you get but one So why you want to worry it away?
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