GOOD FOR NOTHIN'
(William Engvick / Alec Wilder)

Rosemary Clooney & Marlene Dietrich - 1952


BOTH:
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
I never saw a good one yet
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
And if you love 'em nothin's what you'll get

DIETRICH:
He will swear he's seeking
Your love for ever more
And then he comes home reeking
Of perfume you never wore

CLOONEY:
You'll maybe wanna shoot him
But he isn't worth the shot
And you can bet the other woman
Has found out he's not so hot

BOTH:
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
I never saw a good one yet
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
And if you love 'em nothin's what you'll get

DIETRICH:
He says he'll surprise you
With diamonds and with mink
But the only things he buys you
Are a wringer and a sink

CLOONEY:
He may be full of glamour
At the opera in a box
But he ain't so darned attractive
When you're washin' out his socks

BOTH:
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
I never saw a good one yet
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
And if you love 'em nothin's what you'll get

Their wiley arts, their tender pleas
Their fickle hearts, their knobby knees

Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
A girl who's smart will leave `em be.
Good for nothin'
Men are good for nothin'
But can we do without 'em, No Sir-eee
But can we do without 'em, No sir-eee



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2004)