BEST MAN, THE
Roy Alfred / Fred Wise  1946


Les Brown & His Orch. (vocal: Butch Stone) - 1946
Tommy Tucker & His Orch. - 1946
Peggy Lee - 1946
Charlie Spivak & His Orch. - 1947
Ann-Margret & Al Hirt - 1963
Buddy Greco - 1965
John Pizzarelli - 1990
Tony Bennett - 2004
Joe Bourne - 2004

Also recorded by: Ray Ellington; Brooks Tegler.



as recorded by The Nat "King" Cole Trio
August 19th 1946
** Cole was not using the name Nat when this record came
out. The Capitol record label cites: The Best Man, The King Cole Trio, Vocal by
King Cole.**




I guess I've got a heart meant
Foolin' around with chicks,
'Cause in the love department
I know all the latest tricks!

Now, I ran across a girl one day,
She was sharp as a girl could be,
And I wasn't surprised to hear her say
That she really went for me!

She said I was the best man
Who ever knocked on her door.
She said I was the best man,
The fella she waited for!

She said I was the best man at dancin',
And nobody can deny
That when it came to romancin',
I was the A-plus number one guy!

But then she met my best friend
And knocked him right off his pins.
But still I wasn't worried,
'Cause the best man always wins!

The way it all turned out,
There was no doubt
That I was best man in the end.
Yes, I was the best man
When she married my best friend!

Man, she met my best friend
And knocked him right off his pins.
But still I wasn't worried,
'Cause the best man always wins!

The way it all turned out,
There was no doubt
That I was best man in the end.
Yes, I was the best man
When she married my best friend!

So don't think you're best
Till you pass the test,
And you know all the latest tricks,
'Cause you'll wind up as the best man,
While the other guy gets the chicks!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2013)