Now if I was a bricklayer, I wouldn't build just anything And if I was a ball player, I wouldn't play no second string And if I were some jewellery, baby, Lord, I'd have to be a diamond ring If I were a secret, Lord, I never would be told And if I were a jug of wine, Lord, my flavor would be old I could be most anything, but it got to be twenty-four-karat solid gold If I were a gambler, you know, I'd never lose And if I were a guitar player, Lord, I'd have to play the blues If I was a hacksaw, my blade would be razor sharp And if I were a politician, I could prove that monkeys talk You can find the tallest building, Lord, I'd have me the house on top Oh, let's go! Alright, keep goin'! I'm the penthouse pauper, I got nothing to my name I'm the penthouse pauper, baby, I got nothing to my name I can be most anything, oh when you got nothing it's all the same Oh, let's move to this song! Lord, look at my penthouse.