The Extra Man 1929 'Wake Up And Dream'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 03 Jun 2005

In the infinite variety
of men who make up society
I'm quite the most pathetic
of all the clan.
For among the gay unthinking set,
the heavy eating and drinking set,
I'm commonly known
as an extra man.

If a hostess's voice is hearty
when inviting me to a party
I accept although I know what it's all about.

For I realize I'm the buddy
who's elected to understudy
some boyfriend who's suddenly given out.

I'm an extra man, an extra man,
I've got no equal as an extra man.
I'm handsome, I'm harmless,
I'm helpful, I'm able,
a perfect fourth at bridge
or a fourteenth at table.
You will find my name on ev'ry list,
but when it's missing,
it is never missed.
And so I'll live until that fatal day,
the press will tell you that I've passed away,
and you will feel sad
as the news you scan
for that means one less extra man.

I'm an extra man, an extra man,
I've got no equal as an extra man.
I'm handsome, I'm harmless,
I'm helpful, I'm able,
a perfect fourth at bridge
or a fourteenth at table.
You will find my name on ev'ry list,
but when it's missing,
it is never missed.
And so I'll live until that fatal day,
the press will tell you that I've passed away,
and you will feel sad
as the news you scan
for that means one less extra man.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Extra Man 1929 Cole Porter
From "Wake Up And Dream"
Words and Music by Cole Porter
© 1977 by John F. Wharton as Trustee of The Cole Porter
Musical and Literary Property Trust
This arrangement © 2003 by Judy Brown in "The Unpublished
Cole Porter"
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 03 June 2005 at 10.50
in association with Doug Grierson
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