Handy Dandy
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Intro
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Verse 1
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Handy Dandy
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Controversy surrounds him
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He been around the world and back again
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Something in the moonlight still hounds him
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Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
Verse 2
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Handy Dandy
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If every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it
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He got an all-girl orchestra and when he says
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“Strike up the band,” they hit it
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Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy
Bridge
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You say, “What are ya made of?”
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He says, “Can you repeat what you said?”
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You’ll say, “What are you afraid of?”
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He’ll say, “Nothin’! Neither ’live nor dead.”
Verse 3
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Handy Dandy, he got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money
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He says, “Oh, my Darling, tell me the truth, how much time I got?”
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She says, “You got all the time in the world, honey”
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Handy Dandy
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Handy Dandy
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He got that clear crystal fountain
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He got that soft silky skin
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He got that fortress on the mountain
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With no doors, no windows, so no thieves can break in
Verse 4
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Handy Dandy, sitting with a girl named Nancy in a garden feelin’ kind of lazy
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He says, “Ya want a gun? I’ll give ya one.” She says, “Boy, you talking crazy”
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Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
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Handy Dandy, pour him another brandy
Verse 5
(fade out)
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Handy Dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full of sorrow
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He finishes his drink, he gets up from the table, he says
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“Okay, boys, I’ll see you tomorrow”
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Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
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Han-dy Dan-dy, just like sugar and candy
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