YOU NEED HANDS
(Roy Irwin)

Max Bygraves - 1958
Eydie Gorme - 1958

Also recorded by: Chad & Jeremy; The Sex Pistols.


(Hands, hands, hands, hands)

You need hands to hold someone you care for
You need hands to show that you're sincere
When you feel nobody wants to know you
You need hands to brush away the tears

When you hold a brand new baby
You need tender hands to guide them on their way
You need hands to thank the Lord for living
And for giving us this day

Let's dance for the ladies and gentlemen....

(Instrumental Break)

You need hands to show the world you're happy
And you need hands when you have to stop the bus
But the hands we love so dear are the hands we love to hear
Are the hands that you give to us
Everybody, are the hands that you give
Everybody, that's nice, thank you,
Thank you ladies and gentlemen, thank you


(Transcribed from the Max Bygraves
recording by Mel Priddle - August 2005)


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YOU NEED FEET
Parody of "You Need Hands"

Bernard Bresslaw - around 1959

Also recorded (with slightly altered lyrics) by:
The Rutles; The Beach Boys.


You need feet
to stand up straight with,
You need feet
to kick your friends,
You need feet
to keep your socks up,
And stop your legs from
fraying at the ends.

(Spoken monologue)

You need feet
to walk to Scunthorpe,
Or to dance
the hoochy-coo,
Yes the whole world needs
feet for something,
And I need feet
to run away from you.


ANOTHER VERSION

You need feet to stand up straight with,
You need feet to kick your friends.
You need feet to keep your socks on,
and to keep your legs from fraying at the ends.

You need feet to stand on tippy-toe,
You need feet to dance the hoochy-coo.
You need feet to walk around with,
and I need feet to run away from you.


(Contributed by Graham Gibson - August 2005)


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