Lyrics:

I Had A Man.
he Was A Good Man.
that Is, You See, What I Mean Is
i Thought He Was A Good Man.
i Had A Friend.
she Was A Good Friend.
i Told My Friend 'bout My Man 'cause
i Thought She Was A Good Friend.
life Was Sweet.
didn't I Have My Man
world Complete...
then The Fireworks Began.
ain't Got No Man.
ain't Got No Friend.
i Bet You Can Guess
just Exactly What Happened.
that Was The End,
the End Of My Friend,
the End Of My Man,
and Almost The End Of Me.
oh Yes, Oh Yes, I Had A Man.
ooo-Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo,
that Is, You See, What I Mean Is
i Thought He Was A Good Man.
i Had A Friend
i Said, I Had A Friend
umm-Mmm-Mmm-Mmm-Mmm
i Told My Friend 'bout My Man
'cause I Thought She Was A Good Friend.
life Was Sweet.
didn't I Have My Man, My Man
world Complete...
then The Fireworks Began.
ain't Got No Man.
ain't Got No Friend.
i Bet You Can Guess
just Exactly What Happened.
that Was The End,
the End Of My Friend,
the End Of My Man,
and Darned Near The End Of Me.

danny Kaye's Wife, Sylvia Fine, Adapted It To A Jive Version That Was Done
in A Mail Call Program In 1944 By Danny And Dinah

'tess's Torch Song - Jive'

dinah Love, It Can Get You In The Strangest Messes.
i Know Your Story Well, It's Just Like Torch Of Tess's
you Had A Gal...
danny I Swear Me Momma, Oh What A Gal Was Mary.
dinah She Was Your Best Gal...
danny Oh Beat Me Daddy, What A Pal Was Mary.
dinah That Is, You See, What I Mean Is
you Thought She Was Your Best Gal.
danny Shoot The Bare Facts To Me, Fairfax.
i Had A Friend...
dinah Oh, Joe, Joe, Joe The Rock Of Gi-Gibraltar.
danny He Was My Best Friend...
dinah Oh, So-So-So So Sweet As Chocolate Malter.
danny I Told My Friend 'bout My Gal
'cause I Thought He Was My Best Friend!
dinah Shoot The Bromo To Me, Ramon.
life Was Sweet...
danny I Was A Ha-Aa-Appy Man!
dinah World Complete...
danny Then Came The Bust-Up, They Busted My Trust Up.
the Fireworks Began.
dinah You Lost Your Gal...
danny Oh, Learned Jackson, Blow Those Blues For Me.
dinah You Lost Your Friend...
danny Oh, Murder, Murder In The First Degree!
dinah I Got A Feelin' That Something Will Happen.
both This Won't Be The End -- No, No
i'll Find A New Friend -- Yes, Yes
i'll Find A New Gal -- Ho, Ho
this Won't Be The End Of Me.

both Well Zoot, Well Boot, Well Well All-Root
with A Hep-A-Hep-A-Hep-A And A Step-Step-Step
dinah Greetings, Gate, Howya Been
danny Oh Feelin' Great, Gimme Some Skin!
dinah Lookin' Sharp!
danny Oh, Sharp As A Harp!
dinah Feelin' Keen
danny Hey, Keen As A Bean.
dinah No Tears For Mary
danny As Dry As A Prairie.
dinah No Woe For Joe
danny Oh No, No, No.
dinah No Beatin' The Gray
danny Oh Nay, Nay, Nay.
dinah No Busted Ticker
danny Oh, Ticker Tickin' Slicker.
dinah Well, Toast Me, Melba
is This A Fact
danny Beat Me Daddy --(Hand Slap)-- And I'll Hit You Back!

both Well Zoot, Well Boot, Well-Well All-Root
with A Hep-A-Hep-A-Hep-A And A Step-Step-Step
danny Hey, Good Lookin'!
dinah What'sa Is-A Cookin'
danny Feelin' Groovy
dinah Groovy As A Movie!
danny Soft And Mellow
dinah Mellow As-A Jello.
danny Wanna Be My Chicken
dinah Now You's A-Clickin'!
danny No Yak-Yak
dinah Solid, Jack!
danny Well, Ration Me Some Passion,
pitch Me Some Woo
dinah On The Button, Glutton --(Kiss)--Smackeroo!
danny Well, Grill Me, Lamb Chop
well, All Right!
dinah Crowd Me, Mama, 'cause It's Saturday Night!

both Well Zoot, Well Boot, Well-Well All-Root
with A Hep-A-Hep-A-Hep-A And A Step-Step-Step
(They Do A Verse Of Echo-Scat, Danny Leading.)

both Well Zoot, Well Boot, Well-Well All-Root
with A Hep-Hep-Hep-Hep-Hep!