Duke Ellington
Rooster Man
[JENNY, spoken]
He's a rat.
[MAN, spoken]
He's a man.
[JENNY, spoken]
He's a scoundrel, he's a stiff.
(sung)
He's like a rooster in the barnyard
With the chickens cluckin' out to him
He waits for a crowd and he crows long and loud
Any time he takes the whim
A rooster struts around the chickens
With his feathers and his bright red comb
If a dozen or two don't say "How do you do"
Rooster doesn't feel at home
When he makes up his mind
He walks up to the fortunate hen
With a "How do you do" and a "How do you do"
And a "How do you do" again
Don't love a "How do you do" daddy
'Cause he crows for you a little while and then
When he's accomplishеd your ruin
He's "How do you do"-in'
With some other chick again
Likе a rooster with a hen
That's the way it is men
They'll "How do you do" and "How do you do" and then
"Adieu" to you
They'll "How do you do" and "How do you do" and then
"Adieu" to you