A Man About The House 1919 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 07 Jun 2006
2006

By women I've been warned
that men aren't nice
but I scorned such bad advice
I just told them I disagree:
For the men seem alright to me.
If one of them were near me always Oh!
It would cheer me lots, I know:
There are times that I cry
for I nearly die of lonesomeness,
Heigh-o..

A man is such a handy thing
to have around the house,
I have no doubt
that he'd be
firm with the cook if need be,
and when you hear a noise at night
or think you see a mouse,
A man is such a handy thing
to have around the house.

A man is such a dear old thing
to have around the house,
though you are not good looking
he can't resist your cooking,
just serve him outofseason things
like caviar and grouse
A man is such a handy thing
to have around the house.

I learned that nowadays
a girl will plan
many ways to win a man
she may very demurely flirt:
She may put on a shorter skirt.
But if she doesn't get him by this art,
and he threatens to depart,
I've a method in mind
that surely will find
the short cut to his heart.

A man is such a handy thing
to have around the house,
I have no doubt
that he'd be
firm with the cook if need be,
and when you hear a noise at night
or think you see a mouse,
A man is such a handy thing
to have around the house.

A man is such a dear old thing
to have around the house,
though you are not good looking
he can't resist your cooking,
just serve him outofseason things
like caviar and grouse
A man is such a handy thing
to have around the house.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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A Man About The House 1919 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Bud de Sylva
© MCMXIX by T.B.Harms Co.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 07 June 2006 at 09.43
in association with Doug Grierson
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