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I HAD A MAN.
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HE WAS A GOOD MAN.
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THAT IS, YOU SEE, WHAT I MEAN IS
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I THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD MAN.
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I HAD A FRIEND.
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SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.
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I TOLD MY FRIEND 멊OUT MY MAN 멌AUSE
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I THOUGHT SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.
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LIFE WAS SWEET.
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DIDN뭈 I HAVE MY MAN?
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WORLD COMPLETE...
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THEN THE FIREWORKS BEGAN.
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AIN뭈 GOT NO MAN.
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AIN뭈 GOT NO FRIEND.
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I BET YOU CAN GUESS
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JUST EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
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THAT WAS THE END,
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THE END OF MY FRIEND,
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THE END OF MY MAN,
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AND ALMOST THE END OF ME.
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OH YES, OH YES, I HAD A MAN.
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OOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO,
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THAT IS, YOU SEE, WHAT I MEAN IS
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I THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD MAN.
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I HAD A FRIEND
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I SAID, I HAD A FRIEND
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UMM-MMM-MMM-MMM-MMM
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I TOLD MY FRIEND 멊OUT MY MAN
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멌AUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.
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LIFE WAS SWEET.
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DIDN뭈 I HAVE MY MAN, MY MAN
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WORLD COMPLETE...
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THEN THE FIREWORKS BEGAN.
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AIN뭈 GOT NO MAN.
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AIN뭈 GOT NO FRIEND.
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I BET YOU CAN GUESS
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JUST EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
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THAT WAS THE END,
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THE END OF MY FRIEND,
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THE END OF MY MAN,
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AND DARNED NEAR THE END OF ME.
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Danny Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine, adapted it to a jive version that was done
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in a "Mail Call" program in 1944 by Danny and Dinah:
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밫ESS뭆 TORCH SONG - JIVE?
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Dinah: LOVE, IT CAN GET YOU IN THE STRANGEST MESSES.
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I KNOW YOUR STORY WELL, IT뭆 JUST LIKE TORCH OF TESS뭆:
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YOU HAD A GAL...
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Danny: I SWEAR ME MOMMA, OH WHAT A GAL WAS MARY.
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Dinah: SHE WAS YOUR BEST GAL...
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Danny: OH BEAT ME DADDY, WHAT A PAL WAS MARY.
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Dinah: THAT IS, YOU SEE, WHAT I MEAN IS
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YOU THOUGHT SHE WAS YOUR BEST GAL.
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Danny: SHOOT THE BARE FACTS TO ME, FAIRFAX.
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I HAD A FRIEND...
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Dinah: OH, JOE, JOE, JOE THE ROCK OF GI-GIBRALTAR.
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Danny: HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND...
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Dinah: OH, SO-SO-SO SO SWEET AS CHOCOLATE MALTER.
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Danny: I TOLD MY FRIEND 멊OUT MY GAL
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멌AUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND!
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Dinah: SHOOT THE BROMO TO ME, RAMON.
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LIFE WAS SWEET...
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Danny: I WAS A HA-AA-APPY MAN!
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Dinah: WORLD COMPLETE...
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Danny: THEN CAME THE BUST-UP, THEY BUSTED MY TRUST UP.
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THE FIREWORKS BEGAN.
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Dinah: YOU LOST YOUR GAL...
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Danny: OH, LEARNED JACKSON, BLOW THOSE BLUES FOR ME.
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Dinah: YOU LOST YOUR FRIEND...
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Danny: OH, MURDER, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE!
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Dinah: I GOT A FEELIN?THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN.
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Both: THIS WON뭈 BE THE END -- NO, NO
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I묹L FIND A NEW FRIEND -- YES, YES
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I묹L FIND A NEW GAL -- HO, HO
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THIS WON뭈 BE THE END OF ME.
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Both: WELL ZOOT, WELL BOOT, WELL WELL ALL-ROOT
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WITH A HEP-A-HEP-A-HEP-A AND A STEP-STEP-STEP
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Dinah: GREETINGS, GATE, HOWYA BEEN?
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Danny: OH FEELIN?GREAT, GIMME SOME SKIN!
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Dinah: LOOKIN?SHARP!
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Danny: OH, SHARP AS A HARP!
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Dinah: FEELIN?KEEN?
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Danny: HEY, KEEN AS A BEAN.
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Dinah: NO TEARS FOR MARY?
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Danny: AS DRY AS A PRAIRIE.
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Dinah: NO WOE FOR JOE?
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Danny: OH NO, NO, NO.
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Dinah: NO BEATIN?THE GRAY?
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Danny: OH NAY, NAY, NAY.
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Dinah: NO BUSTED TICKER?
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Danny: OH, TICKER TICKIN?SLICKER.
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Dinah: WELL, TOAST ME, MELBA
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IS THIS A FACT?
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Danny: BEAT ME DADDY --[hand slap]-- AND I묹L HIT YOU BACK!
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Both: WELL ZOOT, WELL BOOT, WELL-WELL ALL-ROOT
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WITH A HEP-A-HEP-A-HEP-A AND A STEP-STEP-STEP
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Danny: HEY, GOOD LOOKIN?
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Dinah: WHAT뭆A IS-A COOKIN?
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Danny: FEELIN?GROOVY?
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Dinah: GROOVY AS A MOVIE!
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Danny: SOFT AND MELLOW?
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Dinah: MELLOW AS-A JELLO.
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Danny: WANNA BE MY CHICKEN?
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Dinah: NOW YOU뭆 A-CLICKIN?
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Danny: NO YAK-YAK?
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Dinah: SOLID, JACK!
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Danny: WELL, RATION ME SOME PASSION,
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PITCH ME SOME WOO
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Dinah: ON THE BUTTON, GLUTTON --(kiss)--SMACKEROO!
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Danny: WELL, GRILL ME, LAMB CHOP
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WELL, ALL RIGHT!
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Dinah: CROWD ME, MAMA, 멌AUSE IT뭆 SATURDAY NIGHT!
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Both: WELL ZOOT, WELL BOOT, WELL-WELL ALL-ROOT
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WITH A HEP-A-HEP-A-HEP-A AND A STEP-STEP-STEP
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(They do a verse of echo-scat, Danny leading.)
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Both: WELL ZOOT, WELL BOOT, WELL-WELL ALL-ROOT
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WITH A HEP-HEP-HEP-HEP-HEP!
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Tesss Torch Song
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| Dinah Shore |
