my man

plays in a barroom band

hes got one pair of lightning hands

well he sits in the middle

and he plays jazz fiddle

right beside the big trombone

oh its dark when he goes out to work

and light when he gets home



I asked my man

to show me how to play

he said forget it sugar

thatll be the day

you know this may be 1931

but a woman belongs at home

baking pies and making eyes

at the man she calls her own



so I bought me a fiddle on the sly

and a crank-up gramophone

I cant go wrong Im playing along

with Stephane Grappelli

he turns me to jelly

Im learning tricks and real swell licks

while my man is snoring away

goodbye Yehudi

hello Venuti

my how that kid can play...



well did you hear the news

my man has done left town

he ran off with that old Marjorie Brown

oh I cried for a little

then I grabbed my fiddle

and I went down the the bar

I said Hey boss listen youre missin a musician

but you dont have to look too far



cause here I am

better grab me while you can

or Ill be struttin my stuff in

ol Ina Ray Huttons

all girl band