Handy Dandy

| A D | E D | A D | E | A D E Handy Dandy D | A D | E D | Controversy surrounds him A D He been around the world and back again E D | A D | E | Something in the moonlight still hounds him A D E D | A D | E | Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy A D Handy Dandy E D | A D | E D | If every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it A D E He got an all-girl orchestra and when he says D | A D | E | “Strike up the band,” they hit it | A D | E D | A D | E | Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy Middle 8 Bm You say, “What are ya made of?” A He says, “Can you repeat what you said?” bm You’ll say, “What are you afraid of?” A/E He’ll say, “Nothin’! Neither ’live nor dead.” A D E D | A D | E D | Handy Dandy, he got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money A D E He says, “Oh, my Darling, tell me the truth, how much time I got?” D | A D | E | She says, “You got all the time in the world, honey” | A D | E D | A D | E D | Handy Dandy | A D | E D | A D | E | Handy Dandy Middle 8 Bm He got that clear crystal fountain A He got that soft silky skin Bm He got that fortress on the mountain A/E With no doors, no windows, so no thieves can break in A D E D | A D | E D | Handy Dandy, sitting with a girl named Nancy in a garden feelin’ kind of lazy A D E D | A D | E | He says, “Ya want a gun? I’ll give ya one.” She says, “Boy, you talking crazy” | A D | E D | A D | E D | Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy | A D | E D | A D | E D | Handy Dandy, pour him another brandy (fade out) A D E D | A D | E D | Handy Dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full of sorrow A D He finishes his drink, he gets up from the table, he says E D | A D | E | “Okay, boys, I’ll see you tomorrow” | A D | E D | A D | E D | | A D | E D | Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy | A D | E D | A D | E D | A D | E D | Han-dy Dan-dy, just like sugar and candy