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My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More
by
recording of
from , copyright
notice
Once I used to brag about my handy man, but I ain't braggin'
no more
Somethin' strange has happened to my handy man, he's not the man he
was before
Wish somebody could explain to me, about this dual personality
He don't perform his duties like he used to do, he never hauls the
ashes 'less I tell him to
Before he hardly gets to work he says he's through, my handy man
ain't handy no more
He's forgotten his domestic science, and he's lost of his
self-reliance
He won't make a single move unless he's told, he says he isn't lazy,
claims he isn't old
But still he sits around and lets my stove get cold, my handy man
ain't handy no more
Time after time, if I'm not right there at his heels, he lets that
poor horse in my stable miss his meals
There's got to be some changes 'cause each day reveals, my handy man
ain't handy no more
He used to turn in early and get up at dawn, and full of new
ambitions, he would trim the lawn
Now, when he isn't sleeping all he does is yawn, my handy man ain't
handy no more
Once he used to have so much endurance, now, it looks like he needs
life insurance
I used to brag about my handy man's technique, around the house he
was a perfect indoor sheik
But now the spirit's willing but the flesh is weak, my handy man
ain't handy no more
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Note: I'm pretty sure this is a Bessie Smith song but it is not
listed on the Complete Recordings albums nor on any other I looked
at. If you have any information on this song please mail
me, thanks.