Tom Roper

OPENER    Basic, corner progression

Walk around your corner girl, seesaw your own
Join up your hands and circle left you go
Boys star right one time and then
Allemande left your corner girl, turn your partner right
4 ladies promenade inside the ring
Star thru with your partner and promenade 'em home
I've got a humpback mule, plow and a 'tator patch
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday
I've got the Lord above and a good girl to love me
I'm the richest man in the world

FIGURE    Mainstream, corner progression

Heads square thru, 4 hands you go
Split the sides, go around one, make a line you know
Dance up to the middle and back, touch 1/4
Boys run right, step to a wave and swing thru
Spin the top, slide thru
Swing your corner and promenade 'em home
I've got a humpback mule, plow and a 'tator patch
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday
I've got the Lord above and a good girl to love me
I'm the richest man in the world

MIDDLE BREAK    Basic

4 ladies chain across, turn the girl and don't get lost
You roll away and circle to the left, get around my friend
4 ladies roll away, circle to the left and hear me say
Allemande left with your corner, turn your partner right
4 ladies promenade inside the ring
Star thru with your partner and promenade along
I've got a humpback mule, plow and a 'tator patch
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday
I've got the Lord above and a good girl to love me
I'm the richest man in the world

MIDDLE BREAK (ALTERNATE)    Basic, corner progression

Sides face, grand square
Well the rich folks talk about the grub they eat
I've got all of those rich folks beat
Cause I've got a field of yellow yams
And a smoke house filled with country hams
Talk to me about caviar
They ain't nothin' but fish eggs packed in a jar
Got a whole pond of big round trout
Well, fish eggs, what are you talkin' about?
4 boys promenade inside the ring
swing your partner and promenade along
I've got a humpback mule, plow and a 'tator patch
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday
I've got the Lord above and a good girl to love me
I'm the richest man in the world

CLOSER

Circle left
Thank you, thank you, Lord above, for smiling down on me
I'm richer now than any man has any right to be
Walk around your corner, seesaw your own
Allemande left your corner girl, turn your partner right
4 ladies promenade inside the ring
Star thru with your partner and promenade along
I've got a humpback mule, plow and a 'tator patch
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday
I've got the Lord above and a good girl to love me
I'm the richest man in the world

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I'm the richest man in the world

Richest Man In The World

Lyrics ID: 1071

Chorus:
I've got a hump back mule,
A plow and potato patch,
Eggs that are gonna hatch someday.
I've got the Lord above,
And a good girl to love me,
I'm the richest man in the world.

Thank you, thank you Lord above,
For smiling down on me.
I'm richer now than any man,
Has any right to be.
Health and love and happiness
Have been my cup of tea.
The richest man in all creation,
Surely envies me.

Chorus

I've got water in my well,
And heaven in my heart,
I've got a perfect woman,
I can trust when we're apart,
Other folks may think I'm poor
But I know it's not so,
For when I count my blessings
I'm the richest man I know

Chorus

Lyrics by Boudleaux Bryant.
Recorded by Eddy Arnold.