This Charming Man

Punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet ?

When in this charming car
This charming man


Why pamper life's complexity
When the leather runs smooth
On the passenger seat ?


I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said ";it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care";


Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said ";return the ring";
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things


I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said ";it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care";
La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...


Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said ";return the ring";
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things


New York version adds :

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear


I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...


Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said ";return the ring";
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things