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Mir hoben a welt ful mit leben....... Wus menken fiel genissen fon ihr..... Und doch hoben alle ien shtreben......... Dus is wie men wert a gevier.... Kein hechers is ba sai nit faranen...... Eins wus sai weisen is gelt.... Men yugt sich, men havert bis wanen.... Men falt un men geht fon der welt...... Und ersht dan men fregt, Wie fiel er farmegt, wus sein toit hot gekost, Und wie fiel er lost? REFRAIN Gelt, Gelt, wie shlecht es is ohn gelt weh und weist dein leben is dir wen der dollar fehlt, Wus mir freint, wer mir freint, yedder einer hot dir feint a lu yotz lech bist du far der welt, Gelt, Gelt, wie shlecht es is ohn gelt Bitter, wiest dein leben is dir, wen der dollar felt Koim wert fon dein gelt a soff, nem a shtrik und haing sich off, oia a welt, was a welt, wie shlecht es is ohn gelt. Eins wus mir ergert a tzinder..... Und krig far mein shmertz nit kein traist... Is wie lang west du mentch sein a blinder..... Heist mentch und bist nit wus du heist..... Kein Gelt wet heint koifen und farkoifen... Die gantze welt wert dein knecht........ Oib nor ouf a geltlichen oifnen..... Wert gerechtlich, umrecht weren recht...... Alls wus du monst, Oib Batzolen du konst die welt's beger, Is ois sen nit mer: REFRAIN
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This song was introduced by Esther Fields (Die Yiddishe Mame)at the Nati
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