The Collected Poems of William H. Davies/Money

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MONEY

When I had money, money, O! I knew no joy till I went poor;For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door.
Then felt I like a child that holds A trumpet that he must not blowBecause a man is dead; I dared Not speak to let this false world know.
Much have I thought of life, and seen How poor men’s hearts are ever light;And how their wives do hum like bees About their work from morn till night.
So, when I hear these poor ones laugh, And see the rich ones coldly frown—Poor men, think I, need not go up So much as rich men should come down.
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When I had money, money, O! My many friends proved all untrue;But now I have no money, O! My friends are real, though very few.
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