YOU OUGHT TO HAVE A WIFE
(Music: Jerry Whitman / Lyrics: Gladys Shelley)


Sarah Vaughan - 1955
The Beverley Sisters - 1956


You ought to have a wife
A wife to help you save your money
You ought to have a wife
Your life will be as sweet as honey

I know you've got a lot of girls
They bother you, you say
You need a spouse around the house
To chase them all away

You ought to have a wife
Who thinks that you're the greatest
Lover in the whole wide world
Just ask your family
I'm sure that they'll agree
You ought to have a wife
You'll lead a better life
You ought to have a wife like me

(Instrumental Break)

You ought to have a wife
Who thinks that you're the greatest
Lover in the whole wide world
Just ask your family
I'm sure that they'll agree
You ought to have a wife
You'll lead a better life
You ought to have a wife
You'll lead a better life
You ought to have a wife like me



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2017)