If We Only Had It Now - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
IF WE ONLY HAD IT NOW. Copyright, 1894, by Louis Haas. Words and Music by Harry S. Miller. 
We were wealthy, that's once upon a time; Money, we had the stuff for sale; Spent a fortune in every foreign clime, We had so much 'twas always getting stale. 
Chorus. If we only had it now, just a little of it now, How the swells with envy would gaze; We drive a four-in-hand, be the gayest in the land, And 'mong the belles we'd be the swells. If we only had it now, just a little of it now, in society be the grace, We'd cut a figure, too, up on Easy Avenue-If we only had it now. 
Went to London about forty times a year, Had a steamer of our own; We were really just sixty carat clear, And always had a palace for a home.-Chorus. 
Queen Victoria's been sorry ever since, She didn't take us for to raise: We could easily been made a duke or prince. Because we had so many winning ways. - Chorus. 
Wine and brandy, we floated ships in that-Nothing was good enough for as; All our trunks they were lined with sealskin sacques, There's no use now of making any fuss- Chorus. 
We were models upon the fashion plates. Still the ladies on us dote; All our shoes were imported by the crate. With insoles made of fifty-dollar notes.- Chorus. 
No use knocking, them good times now are o'er; Diamonds, we pave the street" with them; Brownstone mansions, we gave them to the poor, Because we had too many to contend.-Chorus.