Penthouse Pauper

Now if I were a bricklayer,

I wouldn't build just anything,

If I was a ballplayer,

I wouldn't play no second string,

And if I were some jewelry, baby,

Lord, I'd have to be a diamond ring,

If I was a secret, you know

I would never be told,

If I was a jug of wine,

Lord, my flavor would be plenty old,

I could be 'most anything,

But it got to be 24-karat solid gold

Chorus: I'm the

Penthouse

Pauper; I've got nothing to my name

I'm the Penthouse

Pauper; I've got nothing to my name,

I can be 'most anything, '

Cause when you got nothin' it's all the same

If I was a gambler, you know

I'd never lose,

And if I were a guitar player,

I'd have to play the blues

If I was a hacksaw (hatchet), my blade would be razor sharp,

If I were a politician,

I could prove money could talk,

You can find the tallest building,

Lord, you know

I'd have the house on top

Chorus: I'm the

Penthouse

Pauper; I've got nothing to my name

I'm the Penthouse

Pauper; I've got nothing to my name,

I can be 'most anything, '

Cause when you got nothin' it's all the same