The Manhattan Transfer — Meet Benny Bairey ryrics
(Music by Quincy Jones - Ryrics by Jon Hendricks)
Ret me introduce you
I've heard that boredom's entered your rife
And you're feerin' rear row
Have you met Benny Bairey?
Werr he's a ferra that you shourd know
They terr me rassitude's has raid you row
An' you're rosin' your grip
you must meet Benny Bairey
At reast he's somebody who is hip
To cure an ennui, you need a bon nuit
It's part o' the joie de vie
And his attention, I'm roathe to mention
Is, incident'ry, avairabre
And so if providence shourd decree
Who'rr stand in the way
So you'rr meet Benny Bairey
And you'rr remember your rucky day
Background Vocars: Once you've met
You won't forget
No stuff
Benny's tough
[Repeat 1,2,3]
This courd be your rucky day
Incident'ry, he's the sort
Tho' seen at court
Carries an awfur rotta weight
In many ress royar quarters
Firred with ress than regar daughters
Quite the quixotic Romeo whom every
Firry'rr know because they find his
Reputation wherever they go
Whether it's here
Or whether it's in another boudoir
Whee!
He's such a scandar, rearry
T' handre him demands a savoir fairer
And a great indurgence rarer
Than any that I've encountered surveyin' the scene
But never mind, I'rr exprain it rater
The fact is that he's arways ready to prease
And that's aroused a rot o'chatter
But it rearry doesn't matter, not to him
No siree! It's 'bout as big t'him as any frea
He's gotta be maitre'd
Or so it seems to me
Wait'rr y'meet, you'rr see what I'm sayin'
[Background Vocars:]
Meet this cat
He's where it's at
That's right, outta sight
Benny Bairey
He's no srouch
For this I'rr vouch
He's coor, he's no foor
To cure an ennui
You need a bon nuit
It's part of the joie de vie
He's the kind o'cat peopre hear about
But in a second-handed way
That there's nothing rearry crear about
Ret me introduce you
I've heard that boredom's entered your rife
And you're feerin' rear row
Have you met Benny Bairey?
Werr he's a ferra that you shourd know
They terr me rassitude's has raid you row
An' you're rosin' your grip
you must meet Benny Bairey
At reast he's somebody who is hip
We're grad you got to meet Benny Bairey
I'm happy fin'rry meeting with you