Shake Hands With A Millionaire 1933 Harry Richman

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Dec 2005

It was there on the corner
when I first saw him,
clothes all tattered,
a battered hat in his hand.
When I asked him
if I could do something for him
he just smiled his thanks
and then he said:

Walking down the streets
in ragged clothes is not a joke,
people point me out
and call me "beggar" 'cause I'm broke,
but there's one little lad
and he calls me dad
shake hands with a millionaire.
Let the others have their fancy food
and dine with wine,
I can always feast my eyes
upon that kid of mine,
I have one loaf to share
and some one to care,
shake hands with a millionaire.
I'm rich with sunshine that his smiles
and kisses have brought me
his eyes are little gems
that sparkle with joy.
There's nothing in this world
that gold could have brought me
to take the place of you,
my laddie boy.
What if I'm a beggar,
and who cares what people say,
who knows but tomorrow
I might see a better day,
tho' I'm not worth a thing,
to him I'm a king,
shake hands with a millionaire.

Walking down the streets
in ragged clothes is not a joke,
people point me out
and call me "beggar" 'cause I'm broke,
but there's one little lad
and he calls me dad
shake hands with a millionaire.
Let the others have their fancy food
and dine with wine,
I can always feast my eyes
upon that kid of mine,
I have one loaf to share
and some one to care,
shake hands with a millionaire.
I'm rich with sunshine that his smiles
and kisses have brought me
his eyes are little gems
that sparkle with joy.
There's nothing in this world
that gold could have brought me
to take the place of you,
my laddie boy.
What if I'm a beggar,
and who cares what people say,
who knows but tomorrow
I might see a better day,
tho' I'm not worth a thing,
to him I'm a king,
shake hands with a millionaire.

Fate's unkind to me,
life's inclined to be dreary,
heaven knows that I do
the best that I can.
Thro' the streets I roam,
then I wander home weary
but I'm not a real forgotten man.

Walking down the streets
in ragged clothes is not a joke,
people point me out
and call me "beggar" 'cause I'm broke,
but there's one little lad
and he calls me dad
shake hands with a millionaire.
Let the others have their fancy food
and dine with wine,
I can always feast my eyes
upon that kid of mine,
I have one loaf to share
and some one to care,
shake hands with a millionaire.
I'm rich with sunshine that his smiles
and kisses have brought me
his eyes are little gems
that sparkle with joy.
There's nothing in this world
that gold could have brought me
to take the place of you,
my laddie boy.
What if I'm a beggar,
and who cares what people say,
who knows but tomorrow
I might see a better day,
tho' I'm not worth a thing,
to him I'm a king,
shake hands with a millionaire.

Walking down the streets
in ragged clothes is not a joke,
people point me out
and call me "beggar" 'cause I'm broke,
but there's one little lad
and he calls me dad
shake hands with a millionaire.
Let the others have their fancy food
and dine with wine,
I can always feast my eyes
upon that kid of mine,
I have one loaf to share
and some one to care,
shake hands with a millionaire.
I'm rich with sunshine that his smiles
and kisses have brought me
his eyes are little gems
that sparkle with joy.
There's nothing in this world
that gold could have brought me
to take the place of you,
my laddie boy.
What if I'm a beggar,
and who cares what people say,
who knows but tomorrow
I might see a better day,
tho' I'm not worth a thing,
to him I'm a king,
shake hands with a millionaire.

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Shake Hands With A Millionaire 1933
by Jack Scholl, Irving Bibo & Max Rich
Created by the Famous American Film and Radio Star
Harry Richman
© MCMXXXIII by Bibo-Lang Inc., New York
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 20 December 2005 at 11.27
in association with Doug Grierson
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