A Good Man Is Hard To Find - Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson, James P. Johnson

Frank:

Now here’s a story with quite a moral,

And all you gals, you gotta pay some mind,

When you find a guy

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

worth keeping, be satisfied,

Make sure you treat him very kind.

'Cause a good guy

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

is hard to find,

You could always get the other kind.

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

Messing around with another guy.

Then you rave and you’ll even start to crave,

Man, you want to see her lying deep down in the grave.

So if the guy’s nice, you better take my advice,

You better love him in the morning, kiss him every night,

Ooo, give him plenty of loving, treat him right,

Because a good man nowadays is hard to find.

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

Baby, don’t you go away, I’m coming right home.

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

Well, I went back, but I told this doll,

I said: Woman, then is then, but now is now,

If you want me to stay, there’s just one but (what?)

Keep a smile on your face, and keep your big mouth shut.

Well, we’re back together, and everything is fine,

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

I better love you in the AM

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

kiss you in the PM

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

Give plenty of loving

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

with all my mind

Shelley Winters:

Yes, ma’am!

Frank:

Or you’ll what?

Shelley Winters:

Frank:

Uh yeah, like I was saying, a good

Shelley Winters: