Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song If You're so Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?, artist - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five. Album song Diamond Mine, in the genre R&B
Date of issue: 12.05.2016
Record label: DIAMOND MINE
Song language: English
If You're so Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? |
You' braggin all about the things you can do |
Every time you make a pitch |
If you’re so smart, |
How come you ain’t rich? |
You claim to have picked every horse that won |
'Cause you know just which is which |
Yes, if you’re so smart, |
Tell me, how come you ain’t rich? |
Henry built the Ford and made his pile |
Woolworth used his five and ten |
Rockerfeller’s wealth came from Standard Oil |
And Waterman’s came from a pen |
You claim it all came from consultin' you |
Isn’t that a brand new switch? |
If you’re so smart, |
How come you ain’t rich? |
Mention work and you go berserk |
'Cause you hate to do a stitch |
If you’re so smart, |
How come you ain’t rich? |
You’re out for a ride on the road to fame |
Yet you wind up in a ditch |
Mmm-hmm — if you’re so smart, |
Tell me, how come you ain’t rich? |
Hershey started with a chocolate bar |
Wrigley with a stick of gum |
Planters took his peanuts and travelled far |
Now tell me — what’you doin', chum? |
I' been hearin' all about all your big ideas |
Since you started. |
What’s the hitch? |
You never made ten dollars yet |
You say you can balance the national debt |
If you’re so smart, |
How come you ain’t rich? |