THREE HANDED WOMAN
(Ben Raleigh / Irv Taylor)

Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - 1950
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - 1950
Tex Ritter - 1951
Woody Herman & The Woodchoppers- 1951
Lenny Welch - 1960
Paul deLay - 1988
One Jump Ahead - 1992
Pamela Rose - 1993
Bryan Lee - 2002

Also recorded by: Louis Prima; Lucky Peterson; Phil Berkowitz;
James Van Buren; Sam Butera; Ray Gelato; Tiny Hill & His Orch.


She's a three handed woman, a three handed woman
She's right-handed, and left-handed, and under-handed too
She's a three handed woman and she knows just what to do
She's a three handed woman and she ain't no good for you

With her left hand she'll caress you while her right hand
straightens your tie
Then she'll pick up the telephone call up another guy
You could take her here and take her there, but you'll find before
you are through
You think you've been takin' her, but she's been takin' you

'Cause she's a three handed woman and she knows just what to do
She's a three handed woman and she ain't no good for you

Ev'ry time you take her dancin', while her arms hold you tight
'Cross your shoulder she's makin' eyes at ev'ry man in sight
When she says goodnight, she tells you you're the one she's crazy
about
But you can bet that someone else walks in when you walk out

'Cause she's a three handed woman and she knows just what to do
She's a three handed woman and she ain't no good for you


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2006)