Richest Man In The World Song Lyrics and Chords by Eddy Arnold
Richest Man In The World
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
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I got a
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humpback mule a
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plow and a tater patch
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Eggs that are gonna hatch
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someday
I got my
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Lord above and a
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good girl to love me
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I'm the richest man in the
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world
Thank you thank you Lord above for
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smiling down on
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me
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I'm richer now than
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any man has
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any right to
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be
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Health and love and happiness have
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been my cup of
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richest man in
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all creation
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surely it is
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me
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I've got water in my well and
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heaven in my
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heart
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I have a perfect
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woman I can
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trust when we're
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apart
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Cash enough to see a show and
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eat out now and
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then
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roof a bed a
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fishing pole and
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folks who call me
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friend
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I don't have much bank account my
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cash on hand is
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small
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But tell me what are
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riches but
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contentment after
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all
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Other folks may think I'm poor
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but I know it's not
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so
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when I count my
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blessings I'm the
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richest man I
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know
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Now the rich folks talk about the grub they eat
Now I've got all those rich folks beat
Cause I've got a field of yellow yams
And a smokehouse filled with
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country
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hams
Talk to me about caviar
They ain't nothing but fish eggs packed in a jar
I got a whole pond of big brown trout
Fish eggs what are they
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talking
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bout
Hey I got no fancy swimming pool but the creek in the woods
Is deep and cool I'm a lucky man I'm a lucky fool
I'm wealthy I'm wealthy oh oh oh
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Richest Man In The World?
- The song Richest Man In The World was sang by Eddy Arnold.
Who is Eddy Arnold?
- Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 - May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
