Elvis Costello – Sixfingered Man Lyrics  Share

From Elvis Costello's album: The River In Reverse [With Allen Toussaint]

(Costello, Toussaint)

Six-Fingered Man
Playing a seven-string guitar
There are Seven Deadly Sins
Any one of them can do you in
Take what you lost from what you win
It^,s never enough

Six-Fingered Man
Always the first to blow his horn
His achievements multiply
Pity half of them seem to be lies
Always helps to advertise
It^,s never enough

He seems so satisfied
With a reputation to protect
Unless he thinks that you^,re more qualified
Gets so much of his own affection
Stares for hours at his reflection

Long-legged gal walking a very tiny man
They say that it should be forbidden
Must be something he has hidden
Take what you want from what you^,re given
Oh, it^,s never enough

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Six-Fingered Man
Shaking his fist at everyone
Couldn^,t even act his age
If you put him on a stage
You might say he^,s all the rage
But it^,s never enough

Getting his prints on everything
He^,s got semi-precious gems
Glinting in his signet ring
Needs his fingers and his thumbs
To help him calculate his sums

Six-Fingered Man
Can^,t be bothered to stir himself
Sleeps the whole day long or more
Dreams of someone he adores
Drains one drink and starts to pour
Oh, it^,s never enough
Oh, it^,s never enough
Oh, it^,s never enough

Six-Fingered
Man Alive!
How^,d I ever get along with five?
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