RICH MAN, POOR MAN
Author(s): Simon Black
Songbook: Unpubbed Other
KeyWords: Action (Group),Action (Kids),

Now the poorman, he's the beggar man
And I bet you know who's the thief
He's the man with a million grand
From the poorman that he did cheat

Now the poorman said to the richman
"The meek shall inherit the earth
Count your money, it ain't funny
Now what is all of it worth?"

Chorus:
'Cause the day is coming
That your sun won't shine
And in the midst of the darkness
You're gonna be sitting there crying
'Cause you didn't plan on things
Happening this way

The conversation went on
And the poorman got deeper still
But the richman sat in fine clothes
And his reaction was pretty nil

Now a word to the wise is sufficient
But the richman closed his ears
He says "We'll stop anything from going wrong
We've been on top for all these years"

Chorus:
'Cause the day is coming
That your sun won't shine
And in the midst of the darkness
You're gonna be sitting there crying
'Cause you didn't plan on things
Happening this way... but...

Now the poorman said to the rich man
"Oppression is the name of your game
You make no friends and in the end
You better watch out for falling rain"

Yes the poorman knows the richman
Kinda has the upper hand
But he don't worry, don't have to worry
He knows the richman will lose in the end

Yes, the day is coming that his sun won't shine
And in the midst of the darkness
He's gonna be sitting there crying
Cause he didn't plan on things
Happening this way

Ya' build it up, they tear it down...
Ya' build it up, they tear it down...
[Repeat as desired]

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