When the idle poor Become the idle rich…

When the idle poor
Become the idle rich
You’ll never know
just who is who
or who is which.

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“When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich” in Finian’s Rainbow (1946) - Fred Astaire version

Other E. Y. Harburg Quotes

Life is short, short, brother!
Ain’t it the truth?
And there is no other
Ain’t it the truth?
You gotta rock that rainbow while you still got your youth!
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Ain’t it the truth?…
I never knew the charm of spring
Never met it face to face
I never new my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
‘Til April in Paris.
Whom can I run to
What have you done to
My heart… - View Quote Details on I never knew the charm of spring
Never met…
No matter how high or great the throne,
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What…
Some day I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops,
That’s where you’ll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh why can’t I? - View Quote Details on Some day I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up…
Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it’s done.
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I am a rebel by birth…. I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity. My feelings about that are so strong, I don’t think I could live with myself if I weren’t honest. - View Quote Details on I am a rebel by birth…. I contest anything that…
How are things in Glocca Morra?
Is that little brook still leaping there?
Does it still run down to Donny cove?
Through Killybegs, Kilkerry and Kildare? - View Quote Details on How are things in Glocca Morra?
Is that little…
Say, its only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn’t be make-believe
If you believed in me. - View Quote Details on Say, its only a paper moon
Sailing over a…
When I’m not near the girl I love, I love the girl I’m near. - View Quote Details on When I’m not near the girl I love, I love…
So I ask each weepin’ willow
And each brook along the way,
And each lad that comes a-whistlin’ Tooralay
How are things in Glocca Morra
This fine day? - View Quote Details on So I ask each weepin’ willow
And each brook…