MAN AND WOMAN
From the film "Red Garters" (1954)
(Jay Livingston / Ray Evans)


Rosemary Clooney & Guy Mitchell (Film Soundtrack) - 1954





ROSEMARY CLOONEY:
Men! A man is stubborn as a mule
He don't learn half enough in school
The only thing that drives him is his ego
GUY MITCHELL:
A woman likes to criticise
She wants to dominate the guys
If she were smart, she'd be a man's amigo
BOTH:
Man and woman, day and night
They always try to make the other see the light
RC:  A man don't know what's good for him
GM:  A gal jumps in where she can't swim 
BOTH:
Some old thing, wherever he is, she goes
Man and woman, friend and foe
They're just as far apart as yes and no

GM:  Women, hah, they like to spend all we can spare
RC:  The woman only wants her share
GM:  But to her that's just an appetiser
RC:  The woman knows how things should be
GM:  Then why ask us if we agree
RC:  To build you up we make you think you're wiser
BOTH:
Man and woman, Jack and Jill
They blame each other when they tumble down the hill
RC:  Why, a man don't know the mess he makes
GM:  Hah, a woman never makes mistakes?
RC:  Her worst mistake is letting him advise her
BOTH:
Man and woman, duck and drake
They each think they're the icing on the cake

RC: Men!
GM: Women!
BOTH: Hah!

RC:  You bite off more than you can chew
GM:  Why, there ain't a thing a man can't do
RC:  I'd like ta see ya try to be a mother
GM:  Okay, be a mother, sure you can
But just try to be one without a man
RC:  Huh?
GM:  Hah-hah, the husband is the better half
RC:  When I hear that, I have to laugh
GM:  The husband is the fam'ly head
RC:  The wife can kick him out of bed
GM:  A woman likes to flaunt her shape
RC:  A man is nothin' but an ape
GM:  I get my way by actin' tough
RC:  I drop my neckline just enough
BOTH:
Man and woman, sharp and flat
They never seem to get along
Even when they're right, they're wrong
Man and woman, dog and cat
They never think alike and that is that
That's that!






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2012)