Story Behind The Song
About what true riches are.
Monetary vs Spiritually
Song Description
Folk song about what true riches are.
| Song Length |
3:35 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Blissful |
Subject |
Philosophy, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Woody Guthrie |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
I'm not the kind of man who's got a lot
Fancy clothes flash cars I ain't got
I don't own a mansion or a parking lot
And I don't go sailin' on a big old sailin' yacht
Chorus:
But what I've got you can't pick off a money tree
You can't find it in a show room floor or a magazine
Well it's finer than the finest work of art
I've got soul and I've got heart
I'm not the sort of man with a pot of gold
Or a nest egg waitin' for me when I grow old
And I don't have credit cards or Collateral
And I don't have jelly to fill my Jelly roll
CH:
Whistle solo over verse and chorus
I'm not the sort of bloke you call a wealthy man
And I don't own oil fields in east Iran
And I'm not especially lucky as a gamblin' man
I don't get tax returns from uncle Sam
CH:
Whistle solo over verse. The End