He's A Good Man To Have Around 1929

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Oct 2004

There's one thing
that a woman can't live without,
And that's a man!
There's one thing
keeps a woman always in doubt,
and that's a man!
I'm no exception to the rule;
I know they say that I'm a fool.
But there's one thing
that I'm simply crazy about,
and that's a man!

He's not goodlooking,
not handsome or tall.
I couldn't tell you how he made me fall.
There's nothin' to him but still and all,
he's a good man to have around.
He's not a stepper,
he can't even waltz.
In conversation he stammers and halts.
Poor little sweet man,
with all his faults,
he's a good man to have around.
Oh, sometimes I fly off the lid,
"Go this minute!" I shout.
But if he did, I would die without him.
He's not exactly my idea of
the perfect lover from Heaven above,
but what's the diff'rence?
The man you love
is a good man to have around.

You wouldn't like him,
he's nothin' to show.
Not to be trusted, I learned long ago.
Just good for nothin'
but I don't know,
he's a good man to have around.
When dinner's over
I turn and he's gone.
I hear him sneak in along about dawn.
I don't say nothin' 'cause from then on
he's a good man to have around.
And sometimes when he starts to row,
I don't care if I live,
but he knows how
to make me forgive him.
Bought a revolver,
I don't mean for fun.
I ought to shoot him
for things that he's done;
can't pull the trigger,
the son'fagun!
He's a good man to have around!

What is it ev'ry woman
certainly craves?
Ain't it a man?
What is it that makes women
nothing but slaves?
Ain't it a man?
Ever since Adam picked on Eve,
Women are made to moan and grieve.
And what is it that puts women
down in their graves?
Just lowdown man!

He's not goodlooking,
not handsome or tall.
I couldn't tell you how he made me fall.
There's nothin' to him but still and all,
he's a good man to have around.
He's not a stepper,
he can't even waltz.
In conversation he stammers and halts.
Poor little sweet man,
with all his faults,
he's a good man to have around.
Oh, sometimes I fly off the lid,
"Go this minute!" I shout.
But if he did, I would die without him.
He's not exactly my idea of
the perfect lover from Heaven above,
but what's the diff'rence?
The man you love
is a good man to have around.

You wouldn't like him,
he's nothin' to show.
Not to be trusted, I learned long ago.
Just good for nothin'
but I don't know,
he's a good man to have around.
When dinner's over
I turn and he's gone.
I hear him sneak in along about dawn.
I don't say nothin' 'cause from then on
he's a good man to have around.
And sometimes when he starts to row,
I don't care if I live,
but he knows how
to make me forgive him.
Bought a revolver,
I don't mean for fun.
I ought to shoot him
for things that he's done;
can't pull the trigger,
the son'fagun!
He's a good man to have around!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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He's A Good Man To Have Around 1929
Music by Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
© MCMXXIX by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 20.35
in association with Doug Grierson
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