When the idle poor Become the idle rich You'll never know just who is who or who is which. - Yip Harburg

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When the idle poor Become the idle rich You'll never know just who is who or who is which.

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About Yip Harburg

Edgar Yipsel Harburg (8 April 1896 – 4 March 1981), born Isidore Hochberg and known primarily as E. Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He is most famous for his lyrics for The Wizard of Oz (1939), including those of "Over the Rainbow".

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Pen Names: Edgar Yipsel Harburg
Birth Name: Isidore Hochberg
Native Name: Yip Harsburg
Also Known As: Yip
Alternative Names: Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg E. Y. Harburg
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My heart is like the willow That bends, but never breaks. It sighs when summer jilts her, It sings when April wakes. So you, who come a-smiling With summer in your eyes, Think not that your beguiling Will take me by surprise. My heart's prepared for aching The moment you take wing. But not, my friend, for breaking While there's another spring.

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