Ry Cooder - Rock, Roots Rock

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)

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Duration: 5:33

[Verse 1] My father told me, lyin' on his bed of death "Boy," he says, "Woman, she's gonna make it, don't fool your self 'Cause she's got somethin' to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And the very thing that makes her rich will make you poor The very thing that makes her rich will make you poor" That's right! [Verse 2] Well, I put you behind the wheel of a deuce and a quarter, yes I did Had you living like a rich man's daughter, yes I did, I sure did While you were livin' high on the hog You had me down here scufflin' like a dog Well, the very thing that made you rich made me poor The very thing that made you rich made me poor [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Don't you never ever make such a bad mistake You know I'd rather climb into the bed with a rattlesnake, that's right Than to work hard every day, bringin' that woman all my pay The very thing that makes you rich makes me poor Makes me so damn poor The thing that makes her rich makes me poor The very thing that makes you rich make me poor Very thing that makes you rich makes me poor [Outro] Makes me so damned poor Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no Money won't change it, no no

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Writers: Sidney Bailey

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)

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