Barbra Streisand - Cornet Man Lyrics
Fanny convinces eddie she has talent and he agrees to teach her the specialtyFor the next audition. she gets the job.Fanny:Well--I just put the kids to sleepAnd swept the shack,Took my sweet mans satchel downAnd watched him pack,I said, darlin, while the stove still smolders,Unpin your womans hair and rub her shoulders.I threw myself across the doorwayBeggin, stay, sweet man, stay,But theres more in my mans lifeThan this old hag.Its jelly roll morton, and a shiny cornet,And jazzin the rag!The lady aint been bornCan take the place of a horn,With a cornet man.A-goin where theres blowin,Travlin cornet man.Just anytime they call himHell leave his wife and kiddiesSittin with their tongues outTo play for peanuts in a diveAnd blow his lungs out.Hell hop a choo-choo on a moments noticeTo play some dates with billy batesOr rag-time otis!The lady aint see lightCan give a horn a fair fightWith a cornet manA rootin, shootin, ever-tootin dapper danWho carries in his satchelA powder-blue norfolk suit,A silver-plated wah-wah mute,There is whiskey, gamblin--each one is a curse,But Im up against a devil thats worse.Yes, a horn is my thorn,My travlin cornet man!Kill yourself! tell me about it! yeah! yeah!A powder-blue norfolk suit,I said a silver-plated wah-wah mute,Oh hes shy on height,Hes short on weight,But hes the only man can make my coffee perculate,A dapper dan,My cornet-playin man.After the performance, nick arnstein comes backstage, elegant in formal dress,To pay off a gambling debt to keeney. nick has seen the show and tells fannyShes going to be a big star some day. fanny asks how much keeney is paying her,And nick manages to jack up her salary by pretending to bid on behalf of a competitor.He gives her his card and kisses her hand. eddie asks fanny out for a date,But she only wants to be friends; already she has fallen for nick, but imagines shellNever see him again.
