The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by sholem aleichem in yiddish ven ikh bin rothschild a reference to the wealth of the rothschild family although the content is quite different.
If i am a rich man fiddler on the roof.
If i were rich i d make a career out of giving away all of my dough if i were skinnier i still wouldn t wear skinny jeans seriously fellas it s not a good look.
All day long i d biddy biddy bum.
All day long i d biddy biddy bum.
I see my wife my golde looking like a rich man s wife with a proper.
If i were a rich man song lyrics.
If i were a rich man.
If i were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
Fiddler on the roof cast fiddler on the roof soundtrack.
It was written by sheldon harnick and jerry bock.
If i were a biddy biddy rich yidle diddle didle didle man.
If i were a wealthy man.
I d build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen right in the middle.
In fiddler on the roof.
Tevye dear god you made many many poor people.
The song is performed by tevye the main character in the musical and reflects his dreams of glory.
I wouldn t have to work hard.
If i were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
Dear god you made many many poor people i realize of course that it s no shame to be poor but it s no great honor either so what would.
If i were a rich man is a show tune from the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof.
But it s no great honor either.
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
I realize of course that it s no shame to be poor.
The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short.
If i were a wealthy man.
If i were a rich man lyrics fiddler on the roof cast.
If i were a biddy biddy rich yidle diddle didle didle man.