(Music by Quincy Jones - Lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
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Let me introduce you
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I've heard that boredom's entered your life
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And you're feelin' real low
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Have you met Benny Bailey?
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Well he's a fella that you should know
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They tell me lassitude's has laid you low
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An' you're losin' your grip
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you must meet Benny Bailey
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At least he's somebody who is hip
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To cure an ennui, you need a bon nuit
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It's part o' the joie de vie
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And his attention, I'm loathe to mention
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Is, incident'ly, available
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And so if providence should decree
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Who'll stand in the way
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So you'll meet Benny Bailey
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And you'll remember your lucky day
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Background Vocals: Once you've met
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You won't forget
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No stuff
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Benny's tough
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[Repeat 1,2,3]
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This could be your lucky day
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Incident'ly, he's the sort
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Tho' seen at court
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Carries an awful lotta weight
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In many less royal quarters
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Filled with less than regal daughters
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Quite the quixotic Romeo whom every
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Filly'll know because they find his
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Reputation wherever they go
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Whether it's here
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Or whether it's in another boudoir
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Whee!
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He's such a scandal, really
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T' handle him demands a savoir fairer
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And a great indulgence rarer
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Than any that I've encountered surveyin' the scene
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But never mind, I'll explain it later
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The fact is that he's always ready to please
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And that's aroused a lot o'chatter
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But it really doesn't matter, not to him
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No siree! It's 'bout as big t'him as any flea
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He's gotta be maitre'd
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Or so it seems to me
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Wait'll y'meet, you'll see what I'm sayin'
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[Background Vocals:]
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Meet this cat
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He's where it's at
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That's right, outta sight
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Benny Bailey
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He's no slouch
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For this I'll vouch
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He's cool, he's no fool
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To cure an ennui
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You need a bon nuit
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It's part of the joie de vie
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He's the kind o'cat people hear about
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But in a second-handed way
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That there's nothing really clear about
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Let me introduce you
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I've heard that boredom's entered your life
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And you're feelin' real low
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Have you met Benny Bailey?
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Well he's a fella that you should know
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They tell me lassitude's has laid you low
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An' you're losin' your grip
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you must meet Benny Bailey
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At least he's somebody who is hip
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We're glad you got to meet Benny Bailey
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I'm happy fin'lly meeting with you
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Meet Benny Bailey
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| The Manhattan Transfer |
