Music by | Jerry Bock |
Lyrics by | Sheldon Harnick |
Date | 1964 |
Source | Fiddler on the Roof |
Publisher | Jerry Bock Enterprises; Mayerling Productions Ltd.; R and H Music Co. |
"If I Were a Rich Man" is sung by Garth Brooks in episode 102 of Muppets Tonight. Brooks appeared on a roof set, as Tevye, accompanied by a chorus of chickens and Floyd Pepper as the Fiddler.
The song was spoofed on Sesame Street in 2003 as "If I Were the Letter B."