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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| − | |name = " | + | |name = "I Was Once a Rich Man" |
| − | |image = | + | |image = [[File:I Was Once a Rich Man.png|250px]] |
|singers = | |singers = | ||
| − | |characters =[[Krusty]]<br>[[Hyman Krustofsky]] | + | |characters = [[Krusty the Clown]]<br>[[Hyman Krustofsky]] |
|length = | |length = | ||
| − | |writer = | + | |writer ='''Original:''' {{W|Sheldon Harnick}} and {{W|Jerry Bock}}<br>'''Parody lyrics:''' [[Ian Boothby]] |
|album = | |album = | ||
|appearance = ''[[Simpsons: The Musical]]'' | |appearance = ''[[Simpsons: The Musical]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''"I Was Once a Rich Man"''' is a song by [[Krusty the Clown]] and [[Hyman Krustofsky]] in ''[[Bankruptcy: The Musical]]''. |
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
| − | :''' | + | :'''Krusty:''' |
| − | :I was once a rich man! Ya ya deedle daddle homma homma homma hey hey hey! All day long | + | :I was once a rich man! |
| + | :Ya ya deedle daddle homma homma homma hey hey hey! | ||
| + | :All day long I spend all of my dough on the track, | ||
| + | :Booze, dames and -- Hey! | ||
| − | :I'm in chapter eleven | + | :I'm in chapter eleven. |
| − | + | :Ya ya deddle dobble dibble yabba dabba dabba doo! | |
| − | + | :It'll be years until my credit's right. | |
| + | :Being broke, oh man, it really bites! | ||
| − | :''' | + | :I wish my dead dad could be here tonight-- |
| − | :I am | + | |
| + | :'''Hyman Krustofsky:''' | ||
| + | :I am here! I'm alive! | ||
| + | :And you're a schmuck! | ||
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| − | " | + | "I Was Once a Rich Man" is a parody of "{{W2|If I Were a Rich Man|song}}" from ''{{W|Fiddler on the Roof}}''. |
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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[[Category:Parody songs]] | [[Category:Parody songs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs from comics]] | ||
[[Category:Songs by Krusty]] | [[Category:Songs by Krusty]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:58, September 20, 2023
"I Was Once a Rich Man"
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Song Information
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"I Was Once a Rich Man" is a song by Krusty the Clown and Hyman Krustofsky in Bankruptcy: The Musical.
Lyrics[edit]
- Krusty:
- I was once a rich man!
- Ya ya deedle daddle homma homma homma hey hey hey!
- All day long I spend all of my dough on the track,
- Booze, dames and -- Hey!
- I'm in chapter eleven.
- Ya ya deddle dobble dibble yabba dabba dabba doo!
- It'll be years until my credit's right.
- Being broke, oh man, it really bites!
- I wish my dead dad could be here tonight--
- Hyman Krustofsky:
- I am here! I'm alive!
- And you're a schmuck!
Behind the Laughter[edit]
"I Was Once a Rich Man" is a parody of "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof.
