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Rich Man Friend (E. Beaumont)

Rich man friend
Rich man friend
Rich man friend
Rich man friend

Rich man friend, let’s not pretend
you give away your money or that you even lend
Rich man friend, don’t try to defend:
what puts you in that bracket puts the poor man in the pen
and puts him to pressure and pain you can’t imagine

Rich man friend, tell me, tell me true
why everyone struggles and strives except for you
Rich man friend, are you happy in your house?
Inside your iron gates it’s quiet as a mouse
It’s a good thing you have cable and that you have gin

Rich man friend, how can you say you’re lonely,
rich man friend, after all the things you’ve shown me?

Rich man friend
Rich man friend
Rich man friend
Rich man friend

Rich man friend, friend of the rich man,
do you ever see a starving baby, maybe want to switch, man?
Rich man friend, put down the pistol
Your life ain’t so rotten; I must insist
all profit and plunder can be refunded

Rich man friend, how can you say you’re lonely,
rich man friend, after all the things you’ve shown me?

Rich man friend
Rich man friend
Rich man friend
Rich man friend

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from Quality Items, released May 21, 2022
E.B.: vocal, guitar
Renato G. Umali: organ, vocal
Ben Foldy: bass
Michael Koch: drumkit, vocal

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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