I Was Once a Rich Man

"I Was Once a Rich Man"

Song Information Characters: Krusty the Clown Hyman Krustofsky Writer(s): Original: Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock Parody lyrics: Ian Boothby Appearance(s): Simpsons: The Musical

"I Was Once a Rich Man" is a song by Krusty the Clown and Hyman Krustofsky in Bankruptcy: The Musical.

Lyrics

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

"I Was Once a Rich Man" is a parody of "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof.

Appearances

• Comic story – Simpsons: The Musical