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Wonderful Town, Act I: No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man

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100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man

Chapter One

Now the first way to lose a man

You’ve met a charming fellow and you’re out for a spin .

The motor fails and he just wears a helpless grin ,

Don’t bat your eyes and say , ‘what a romantic spot we’re in .’

Just leap out , crawl under the car ,

Say it’s the gasket and fix it in two seconds flat with a bobby pin .

That’s a good way to lose a man .

He takes you to a baseball game ,

You sit knee to knee .

He says , ‘the next man up at bat will bunt , you’ll see .’

Don’t say , ‘oooh , what’s a bunt’ This game’s too hard for little me .’

Just say , ‘bunt’ Are you nuts’! With one out , two men on base ,

And a left-handed batter coming up ,

You’ll walk right into a triple play just like it happened in

The fifth game of the world series in 1923.’

That’s a sure way to lose a man .

A sure sure sure sure way to lose a man ,

A splendid way to lose a man .

Just throw your knowledge in his face ,

He’ll never try for second base .

:79]Ninety-eight ways to go .

The life-guard at the beach that all the girlies adore

Swims bravely out to save you through the ocean’s roar ,

Don’t say , ‘oh , thanks , I would have drowned in just one second more .’

Just push his head under water and yell ,

‘Last one in is a rotten egg’ And race him back to shore!

That’s a swell way to lose a man .

You’ve found your perfect mate and it’s been love from the start .

He whispers , ‘you’re the one to who I give my heart .’

Don’t say , ‘I love you too , my dear , let’s never never part .’

Just say , ‘I’m afraid you’ve made a grammatical error

It’s not ‘to who I give my heart ,’ It's ‘to whom I give my heart’

You see , with the use of the preposition ‘to ,’ ‘Who’ Becomes the indirect object ,

Making the use of ‘whom’ Imperative which

I can easily show you by drawing a simple chart’

That’s a fine way to lose a man .

A fine fine fine fine way to lose a man ,

A dandy way to lose a man .

Just be more well-informed than he ,

You’ll never hear ‘o , promise me .’

Just show him where his grammar errs ,

Then mark your towels ‘hers’ And ‘hers .’

Yes , girls , you too can lose your man ,

If you will use Ruth Sherwood’s plan :

One hundred easy ways to lose a man!

Wonderful Town, Act I: No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man by Sir Simon Rattle/London Symphony Orchestra(伦敦交响乐团)/Alysha Umphress - Lyrics & Covers