Now here’s a story with a moral
All you girls should pay some mind
When you find a man worth keeping
be satisfied, make sure to treat him kind

‘Cause a good man is hard to find
You can always get the other kind
When you think you’ve got a pal
you can find him messing around another gal
Then you rave, you’ll even start to crave
to see him laying deep down in his grave
So if your man is nice
baby, take my advice
you’d better hug him in the morning
kiss him every night
give him plenty loving
treat him right
‘cause a good man nowadays is hard to find

Now, I’ve got a chick, a chick, yeah
about six foot two, man, that’s tall
She never thought a midget like me’d do
One fine day she met some other cat
He took all her money, then left her flat
He’s a dirty robber, he’s no good, no good
Now she’s calling me back on her phone
She’s says baby, you’d better come on home, I’m all alone
But if I’m gonna go back
to her grand shack
she’s got to hug me in the morning
kiss me every night
give me plenty loving
treat me right
‘cause a good man nowadays is hard to find

I went back, you returned, yeah
but I told that gal, and how
I said then was then, woman, now is now
If you want me to stay there’s just one but
Get a smile on your face and keep your big mouth shut
Now we’re back together, everything’s fine
I run that house, jacks, she’d better not step out of line
Now she knows what to do
when the day is through
She’s got to hug me in the a.m.
kiss me in the p.m.
give me plenty loving
with all her might
‘cause a good man nowadays is hard to find
 

Reproduced without the kind permission I really wouldn’t mind a bit
 

Recorded by Butch Stone
© 1942 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on "Best Of The Big Bands" (Columbia / Legacy CK 66373 - CD)
 

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