that only the wealthy knows
and a rich man in the town
An d he knew he was next in line
when Mr. Big stepped down
The rich man's son and the
He drinks wine and she drinks water
Most folks say that's the way
in a backstreet downtown bar
She lived in the tenements
and had dreams of going far
Her father was a garbage man,
And all the cash they ever had
wouldn't buy a postage stamp
The rich man's son and the
he drinks wine and she drinks water,
that's the way it ought to stay.
He showered her with presents
and her own apartment key,
gave her all her clothes to wear
and she lived there rent -free.
But the rumors started circulating
and with them came the fears
That the story of his scandal
would get back to daddy's ears
The rich man's son and the
He drinks wine and she drinks woolly
that's the way it ought to stay
He called round to see her,
to tell her they were through
But if she couldn't have him,
no one else would have him too
So she offered him some poisoned wine,
And she jumped in the river
The rich man's son and the
that's the way it ought to stay
