"Richest of the Rich" genre: Folk
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	A song about a lotto addict. Frankie is fictional!
	CD: This Picture   Label: Independant Credits: by Ian Gifford, mandolin by James Cummins ("the Yams")
	Lyrics Richest of the Rich by Ian Gifford - copyright 2002 Frankie played his numbers, 3 times every week Spent a half a days wages against the odds scratched away his lunch time to try and be one in a million In the evening he put all of his faith in God Frankie loved his job, his truck and The chihuahua he called "twitch" And he knew one day he'd be the richest of the rich Frankie loved his sister, a waitress in Montreal He dreamed of goin' there to buy her a brand new car Frankie loved his brother, a mechanic in his own home town Who couldn't hold a job cause he never could leave the bar Frankie loved his momma, who his daddy always called a bitch And knew he'd save her when he was the richest of the rich Frankie never had his own house and He never did take a wife He spent time and money on a big ol' dream That he could start a brand new life The bingo caller was his messiah The card dealer his only friend He'd stare into the sky and pray to god That his losin' soon would end Frankie started conversations with "You know what I would do?..." Then he lived out his every day in the same old way He'd look through a dozen catalogues at all the luxuries he'd choose In hope that the winning numbers might be drawn today Till one day he botched a bank job with the help of a man called "Snitch" And lost his chance to be the richest of the Rich

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