Rich Man

Well I can still remember the morning in September
 On the day I turned 16
 I had a brand new dress
 And I guess that you can say that I was looking like
 You know what I mean
 My mama said girl I can see that you're a woman
 There's something that I want you to know
 I spent 27 years with a no account gambler
 And we ain't got nothing to show
 You got to get yourself a rich man
 You got to marry you a rich man
 You got to live your life if you wanna be a wife
 I know you got to have love
 But it's just as easy lovin' you a rich man
 You got to get yourself a rich man
 If you're a poor man's wife
 You'll live a poor man's life
 You can never get your hands on a dime
 And you can sing the blues
 And you can pay your dues
 But you can never pay the rent on time
 And you can look in the window
 But you can't buy
 You'll be wishing in the palm of your hand
 But there ain't no reason for doing without
 If you're married to the man who's got the dollar in his hand
 And that's a rich man
 You got to marry you a rich man
 You got to shop around
 And when you think you found the kinda fella you need
 You know you better check and see if he's a rich man
 You got to get yourself a rich man
 Well I stop and think of all the places in the world
 That I'd like to get a chance to see
 Of all the brand new cars
 And all the high class bars out in the world
 Just a waitin' for me
 Then I think about mama in her raggedy dress
 Out in the kitchen working down on her knees
 Then I made me a rule
 That no destitute fool's going to ever put a ring on me
 I'm going to get myself a rich man
 I'm going to marry me a rich man
 I'm going to look so fine
 I'm going to take my time
 I'm going to fish in the sea
 I'm going to wait 'til I catch me a rich man
 I'm going to get myself a rich man
 I'm going to marry me a rich man
 I'm going to get myself a rich man lord
 I'm going to find me a rich man
 I'm going to have me a rich man
 I'm going to get myself a rich man
 I'm going to find me a rich man
 Yeah I'm going to have me a rich man
 I'm going to find me a rich man