Автор мелодии: George M. Cohan
Из мюзикла "The Governor's Son"
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How seldom will you meet a man
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As thro' this world you go,
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A man, I mean, who's satisfied with life,
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He may be blessed with wealth
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but where's his health? Don't you know?
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His fight for millions brings him care and strife.
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The king both great and grand
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Who has a land at his command
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Will want his flag to reach another shore,
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Ah this life we lead is greed,
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Tho' there are some things I need
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If I had them I would ask for nothing more____
Припев:
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All I want is fifty million dollars,
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And seal skins to protect me from the cold.
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If I only knew how stocks would go in Wall Street,
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And was living in a mansion built of gold.
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If the Vanderbilts would let me spend their money
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If I only had an heiress for a wife
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If I only stood in with the steel trust rake off
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Then... I... know that I'd be satisfied... with life.
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In a little brown stone shanty
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Upon old Fifth Avenue
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'Tis there I share my poverty with Pa's
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But while things are coming hard for us,
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I'm satisfied 'tis true,
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To smoke my little sixty cent cigars.
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There are some people think
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A farmer's life is but a blank,
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And long for city's glamor night and day,
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But if to me the choice you give,
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I will settle down and live,
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In some quiet little village like Broadway____
Припев:
And all I want is partridge for my breakfast
A champagne fountain sprinkling at my feet.
Pierpont Morgan waiting on the table
And Sousa's band a-playing while I eat.
If I only owned the Western Union cable
If Hetty Green would only be my wife
If I only owned the Pennsylvania Railroad
Then... I... know that I'd be satisfied... with life.