Name: Poorman
Duration: P00H04M36S
Description: I wish I had money, but I am a poor man, rich in other ways.

Poorman

from You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tracks by Synister Recordings

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I wish I had money, but I am a poor man, rich in other ways.

lyrics

POORMAN

I wish I had money
Is what most people say
Just a little bit of that sweet stuff
Would bring a brighter day

If I only had the cash
To buy the life that I need
I could live a life of comfort
I could live a life of ease

Take this place
It must be worth a fortune
Well I tell you this
Who gives a shit
If aint a home
It aint worth it

I'm a poorman
Poor since the day I was born
And my simple way of life
Is how I'll carry on

Yes, I'm a poorman
But I'm rich in other ways
You say, 'you can't take it with you
So I guess I'll simply die
A poor man
A poor man

BREAK

See, somebody bought the earth
And everthin' upon it
Well our life now shall be metered
So they can charge you for it

And every woman that I know
Pays for the privilige to bleed
While the taxman adds the thumbscrews
By charging VAT

Take my life
In this land of the free
Would you slave all day
For a pittance of pay
For a job that needs doing anyway

I'm a poorman
Poor since the day I was born
And my simple way of life
Is how I'll carry on

Yes, I'm a poorman
But I'm rich in other ways
You say, 'you can't take it with you'
So I guess I'd rather die
A poor man
A poor man

See there's losses for me in the police station
Racism in immigration
All I need is integration
Utopia is my salvation
Built on trust and co-operation
Not wise to cash and competition
State of mind
A world ambition

Now money can't buy you happiness
So what's the point in trying
But you can't buy food with fresh air
So that's why the people are fighting for it

If money can't but you love
Then sex is off the menu
But you can hear the cash tills chime
At every red light venue

This town's for sale
What would you pay
Well you can have the whole damn shitty mess
I'll give it to you on credit
Interest free
Cos' it don't interest me
No, I don't need it
Don't want it
Can't believe the assholes with whom I share it

I'm a poorman
Poor since the day I was born
And my simple way of life
Is how I'll carry on

Yes, I'm a poorman
But I'm rich in other ways
You say, 'you can't take it with you'
So I guess I'd rather die a poor man
A poor man

See, I'm a poorman
But I'm rich in other ways
You say, 'you can't take it with you'
So I guess I'll simply die
A poor man
A poor man
A poor man
A poor man

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from You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tracks, released April 26, 2016

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Synister Recordings London, UK

The home of all releases related to Dead Dog Mountain and the DigiDogz.

DigiDogz were the most recent incarnation of Dead Dog Mountain. They also operate under the guise of FunkDogz, DogDubz,
Motherboard Connection and the Edd Synister Quartet.

They are a collective of musicians that hail from the far East End of London and have been creating music together since 1989. ... more