SOLOMON
From the London Musical "Nymph Errant" (1933)
(Cole Porter)
Elisabeth Welch - 1933


Solomon, had a thousand wives
And bein' mighty good
He wanted all o' them
To lead contented lives
So he bought each mamma
A platinum piana, a gold lined kimona
And a diamond studded Hispano
Solomon, had a thousand wives

In spite of all he gave 'em, the wives of Solomon
Found their poppa slow
So for a jazzin', every wife of Solomon
Took on a gigolo
And while they pampered,
Those high-brow heroes
By brunchin' them and lunchin' them and suppin' them at Ciro's
Solomon, had no place to go

Sol began to miss those baby dolls of his
And got his favourite eunich Rastus Brown
(Now) when he heard the lowdown on those moles of his
He said go out and search the whole darn town
Till you've found your massa a thousand knives
I'm tired of doing the treatin'
For a thousand cheatin' wives
Solomon, is gonna cut the whole crop down

So, Solomon, summoned his thousand wives
Then Solomon, pulled out his thousand knives
And he slashed their gizzards and gashed their muzzles
Till all that was left o' them was a lot of jigsaw puzzles
Then slowly mountin' his royal dais
He picked up his microphone and said
"All I gotta say is
Solomon, no longer has a thousand wives"



(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - February 2004)