HOW LOVELY COOKS THE MEAT
(Josef Marais)

Marais & Miranda - 1950
Frankie Laine & Doris Day - 1952


FRANKIE:
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
When I get back home to eat
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
I smell it far away
And I thought of it all day
She's cookin' the meat for me
What a meal it's gonna be

DORIS:
Oh, I cooked a lovely meal
To my man it will appeal
When he comes in through the door
He will love me even more

FRANKIE:
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
When I get back home to eat
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
I smell it far away
And I thought of it all day
She's cookin' the meat for me
What a meal it's gonna be

DORIS:
Oh, the stove is much too hot
Now the steak has big black spots
And I hope it won't be tough
'Cos my man must get enough

FRANKIE:
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
When I get back home to eat
Oh, how lovely cooks the meat
I'm comin' through the door
I cannot wait no more
An' at the table take my seat
And put my teeth into that meat

DORIS:
Oh, my dear, your teeth are strong
And I hope that I'm not wrong
Though the steak is burnt and tough
I am sure you'll get enough

FRANKIE:
Oh, how lovely is my wife
Oh, how lovely is my wife
I will keep her all my life
Oh, how lovely is my wife

DORIS: I'll learn to cook someday
FRANKIE: Yes, and then she'll pay her way
BOTH:
But between us there's no strife
She's/I'm a lovely, lovely wife
How lovely cooks the meat