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Thread #63757   Message #1039364
Posted By: Jim Dixon
21-Oct-03 - 10:44 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Richest Man in the World (Eddy Arnold
Subject: Lyr Add: THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Here's my transcription from the file at the Record Lady's site (see above).

THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD
(Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, 1955)

CHORUS: I got a hump-backed mule, a plow, and a tater patch,
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday.
Got my Lord above and good girl to love me.
I'm the richest man in the world.

Thank you, thank you, Lord above, for smiling down on me.
I'm richer now than any man has any right to be.
Health and love and happiness have been my cup of tea.
The richest man in all creation surely envies me. CHORUS

I've got water in my well and heaven in my heart.
I have a perfect woman I can trust when we're apart,
Cash enough to see a show and eat out now and then,
A roof, a bed, a fishing pole, and folks who call me friend. CHORUS

I don't have much bank account. My cash on hand is small,
But tell me, what are riches but contentment after all?
Other folks may think I'm poor but I know it's not so,
'Cause when I count my blessings, I'm the richest man I know. CHORUS

[Recorded by Eddy Arnold on "Welcome To My World," 1971.]