Lyrics:

Now if I were a bricklayer,I wouldn't build just anything,If I was a ballplayer,I wouldn't play no second string,An
d if I were some jewelry, baby,Lord, I'd have to be a diamond ring,If I was a secret, you know I would never be told,If I wa
s a jug of wine,Lord, my flavor would be plenty old,I could be 'most anything,But it got to be 24-karat solid goldChorus:I
'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my nameI'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my name,I can be 'most anyt
hing,'Cause when you got nothin' it's all the sameIf I was a gambler, you know I'd never lose,And if I were a guitar player,
I'd have to play the bluesIf I was a hacksaw (hatchet), my blade would be razor sharp,If I were a politician, I could prove
money could talk,You can find the tallest building,Lord, you know I'd have the house on topChorus:I'm the Penthouse Pauper;
I've got nothing to my nameI'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my name,I can be 'most anything,'Cause when you go
t nothin' it's all the same