Yesterday on the bus my kids sang:
‘All day long I’d biddy-biddy BUM!
If I were a wealthy MAN.’
On the way home
We passed a man sleeping in a doorway:
Better by far to be a rich bum
Than a freezing poor Man.
Written in response to dVerse: Quadrille #110: Shall we bum around a bit? For some reason, my kids love the song ‘If I were a Rich Man’ from Fiddler on the Roof:
I think it’s the pure over-the-top theatricality of it, and of course, the word ‘bum!’ Thanks to Whimsygismo for this delightful prompt! I had to rush to take part so I didn’t fall behind…
Experiments in Fiction 
she said bum!
:) xo
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Thanks so much for the clip – took me back to my school musical – I think I played a duck – 😀 (and of course, this wonderful poem).
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😂 🦆 I think my kids are ready for the school musical right now! Thanks for reading 🙂
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I loved the film :)
Most of us would rather be rich and alive that poor and dead, even if it means being a bum. Not sure what that is exactly, but if the rich shared, maybe the poor wouldn’t freeze to death. Just an idea.
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It’s a great idea and one I wish the rich cared more about. But it’s easy to ignore people freezing in the street from a nice warm mansion!
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Yes, you just pull the curtains, and hey presto, they’ve disappeared.
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Well done!… Love the video clip… Haven;t heard that song in quite a while!
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It’s a classic!
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One of my favorite musical productions! Love the song, and your poem. :)
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One of my favorite musical productions! Love the song, and your poem. :)
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So many people love this song, it makes me smile :-)
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I’ll be humming “If I were a rich man” for the reset of the day. (biddy biddy bum).
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Great stuff – me too!
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the grass is always greener…. the poor dream of being rich, and the rich like to slum with the poor… I do love that song :)
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It seems to strike a chord with many people – it’s a lot of fun isn’t it?
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Yes
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Such true words. Nicely done.
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Thank you so much.
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I love how you intertwined that poem
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It’s so nice how many people love it!
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It’s terrific you started it! Good for you!
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As it’s said, better be rich and healthy than poor and sick… unless you believe in the camel and the needle’s eye
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Things appear to us for us to enquire, question and seek. 🙂👍🏻🙏🏻
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