There was a rich man and he lived in Jerusalem
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
He wore a silk hat and his coat was very sprucium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
And at his gate there sat a human wreckium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
He wore a bowler hat and the rim was round his neckium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
That poor man asked for a piece of bread and cheesium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
The rich man answered, "I'll call for a policeium"
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The poor man died and his soul went to heavium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
And he danced with the saints 'til quarter past ellevium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
And there he dwelt in Abraham's bosium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Fraternizing there with scores of other Jewseum
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The rich man died but he didn't fare so wellium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
He couldn't go to heaven so he had to go to hellium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The rich man asked for to have a consolium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
The devil only answered, "Come shovel on the coalium."
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The moral of this story is that riches are no jokium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
We will all go to heaven because we are stony brokium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
He wore a silk hat and his coat was very sprucium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
And at his gate there sat a human wreckium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
He wore a bowler hat and the rim was round his neckium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
That poor man asked for a piece of bread and cheesium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
The rich man answered, "I'll call for a policeium"
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The poor man died and his soul went to heavium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
And he danced with the saints 'til quarter past ellevium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
And there he dwelt in Abraham's bosium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Fraternizing there with scores of other Jewseum
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The rich man died but he didn't fare so wellium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
He couldn't go to heaven so he had to go to hellium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The rich man asked for to have a consolium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
The devil only answered, "Come shovel on the coalium."
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
The moral of this story is that riches are no jokium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
We will all go to heaven because we are stony brokium
Glory, hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum
Hi-ro-je-rum, hi-ro-je-rum
Skinamalinkadoolium
Skinamalinkadoolium
Glory hallelujah hi-ro-je-rum.
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