The song is performed by tevye the main character in the musical and reflects his dreams of glory.
If i am a rich man fiddler on the roof.
If i were a rich man.
But it s no great honor either.
The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by sholem aleichem in yiddish ven ikh bin rothschild a reference to the wealth of the rothschild family although the content is quite different.
I wouldn t have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
Tevye dear god you made many many poor people.
If i were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long i d biddy biddy bum.
I realize of course that it s no shame to be poor.
All day long i d biddy biddy bum.
I d build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen right in the middle.
I see my wife my golde looking like a rich man s wife with a proper.
If i were a rich man ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
It was written by sheldon harnick and jerry bock.
If i were a rich man lyrics fiddler on the roof cast.
Dear god you made many many poor people i realize of course that it s no shame to be poor but it s no great honor either so what would.
The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short.
Fiddler on the roof zero mostel if i were a rich man lyrics.
If i were a rich man song lyrics.
If i were a rich man is a show tune from the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof.
If i were a wealthy man.
Fiddler on the roof cast fiddler on the roof soundtrack.
If i were a biddy biddy rich yidle diddle didle didle man.
In fiddler on the roof.
If i were a biddy biddy rich yidle diddle didle didle man.
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.