Lyrics:

Someday he'll come along, the man I love

And he'll be big and strong, the man I love

And when he comes my way

I'll do my best to make him stay


He'll look at me and smile,

I'll understand

And in a little while he'll take my hand

And though it seems absurd

I know we both won't say a word


Maybe I shall meet him sunday

Maybe monday, maybe not

Still I'm sure to meet him one day

Maybe tuesday will be my good news day


He'll build a little home, just meant for two

From which we'll never roam; who would, would you?

And so all else above I'm waiting for the man I love


'the man I love' had the odd distinction of becoming a recognized standard despite it's having been (1)

Thrown out of the musical for which it had been written

('lady, be good!' in 1924); (2) sung in a show that flopped on the road (the 1927 'strike up the

Band'); (3) added to and then cut from a third musical

('rosalie'); (4) rejected when 'strike up the band' was successfully revised in 1929. the reason for

The last situation was ironic: the song had become too well

Known!