Ben Colder - Almost Persuaded No. 2
[Lyrics with no parentheses indicate a solo.]
[Lyrics in single parentheses indicate backup singer(s) only.]
[Verse 1:]
Last night I stumbled in to a barroom,
I met a girl with a pint in her purse.
She was cute as two speckled puppies,
And I said, "Ben, you could do worse."
[Verse 2:]
So, I walked across the room full of tables,
[Spoken:]
I walked across her table too.
[Back to singing:]
And I plopped myself down in a chair,
[Spoken:]
I said, "Hi there."
[Back to singing:]
She whispered, "My name is Mabel."
And all I could say was, "Hi there."
[Spoken:]
I said, "Permit me to introduce myself,
Ben Colder, here."
And she said, "It ain't been no colder here,
Than it has anyplace else."
[Chorus:]
[Back to singing:]
I had her almost persuaded,
[Spoken to the piano player:]
Hey, what happened to the doodle-dee-doo?
[The piano player plays a riff.]
[Back to singing:]
To slip 1 strip herself of her pride.
Almost persuaded,
To slip me a li'l drink on the side.
[Verse 3:]
Then we danced and we danced,
And we danced and we danced.
That is, I thought we was dancin',
Till somebody stepped on my hand.
Then I looked into her eyes and I saw it,
The reflection of my wedding band.
[Spoken:]
And I thought, "That sure is strange,
'Cause, I'm not even married!"
What it was was my wrist watch.
[Coda:]
[Back to singing:]
I had her almost persuaded,
[The piano player plays a riff.]
[Spoken to the piano player:]
Once more there Hargus.
[The piano player plays the riff again.]
[Spoken to the piano player:] Thank you.
[Back to singing:]
To come and be my own.
[The piano player plays a fancy riff.]
[Spoken to the piano player:]
Smart alec!
(Almost persuaded.)
Boy!
And then her boyfriend came,
And made me go home.
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