RAGS TO RICHES
(Richard Adler / Jerry Ross)

David Whitfield – 1955

Also recorded by:
Accents; Tony Bennett; T. Sunter Brunton III; Bobby Hackett;
Ted Heath; Norman Hedman; Hit Crew; Leslie Howard;
Jack Jones; Kool & the Gang; 101 Strings Orchestra;
Jimmy Pemberton; Gene Pitney; Elvis Presley; Keeley Smith;
Sunny & the Sunliners; Billy Ward & the Dominoes;
Dinah Washington; Lenny Welch; Jackie Wilson.


I know I'd go from rags to riches
If you would only say you care
And though my pocket may be empty
I'd be a millionaire

My clothes may still be torn and tattered
But in my heart I'd be a king
Your love is all that ever mattered
It's everything

So open your arms and you'll open the door
To ev'ry treasure that I'm hopin' for
Hold me and kiss me and tell me you're mine ever more

Must I forever be a beggar
Whose golden dreams will not come true?
Or will I go from rags to riches?
My fate is up to you

(instrumental break)

Must I forever be a beggar
Whose golden dreams will not come true?
Or will I go from rags to riches?
My fate is up to you