[ti:The Rich Man And The Poor Man]
[ar:Tom Glazer]
[al:Protest Songs Of America]
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[00:00.00]The Rich man and the poor man - Bob Miller
[00:05.98]There's just two kinds of people
[00:08.79]The sinner and the saint;
[00:11.48]There's one that gets and always got
[00:14.29]While the other poor one ain't
[00:16.17]Oh the rich man drives his Lincoln
[00:19.62]Past the red light with a grin
[00:22.22]And the poor man follows right behind
[00:25.26]In his little hunk of tin
[00:27.82]There's a motorcycle copper
[00:30.59]Following upon their trail;
[00:32.66]Oh the rich man tears his ticket
[00:35.89]But the poor man goes to jail
[00:43.11]Oh the rich man takes the high road
[00:46.37]Anywhere that he may go
[00:48.82]But when the poor man's travelin'
[00:51.77]He must always take the low
[00:54.45]So if you're rich you'll travel
[00:57.00]Snug as peas are in the pod;
[00:59.80]Oh the rich man rides a cushion
[01:02.42]And the poor man rides the rods
[01:09.87]Oh the rich man when he's ailing
[01:13.07]Stays at home and calls the doc
[01:15.84]But the poor man has to go to work
[01:18.56]Be in time to punch a clock
[01:21.22]The rich man takes his medicine
[01:23.79]Has his doctors and his nurse;
[01:26.10]So the rich man he gets better
[01:29.19]But the poor man he gets worse
[01:36.79]Oh the rich man steals a million
[01:39.99]From the bank that he controls
[01:42.49]While the poor man steals a loaf of bread
[01:45.54]Or a penny's worth of rolls
[01:48.18]They take them to the courthouse
[01:50.91]One is laughing one's in tears;
[01:53.30]Oh the rich man gets an apology
[01:56.34]While the poor man gets ten years
[02:03.63]Oh the rich man gets a lawyer
[02:07.21]And the lawyer pleads his case
[02:09.86]While the poor man asks for sympathy
[02:12.48]But of that there is now trace
[02:15.23]So if you're rich don't worry
[02:17.86]But the poor must give up hope;
[02:20.00]Oh the rich man gets acquitted
[02:23.18]While the poor man gets the rope
[02:30.33]Oh the rich man when he kicks off
[02:33.86]Has a casket made of gold
[02:36.24]While the poor man has a wooden box
[02:39.37]And his grave looks mighty cold
[02:41.86]The rich man gets a sermon
[02:44.57]But here's one thing that's sure
[02:47.20]When the rich man takes that last long ride
[02:50.35]He's as much dead as the poor