Thursday, July 31, 2014

ATF: Manly Men

This weekly series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way that your musical tastes can be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.



It’s Hard to be Humble
Mac Davis
Back a few months ago, I was headlinin’ at a great big nightclub, and he put me up a couple of days early.  I came in a couple of days early, and he put me up in what they called the star suite.  Now, here I am headlinin’ at one of the biggest nightclubs in the country, and I wake up at eight in the mornin’ in this star suite—all by myself.  Yeah, that’s what I said, “Aaah,” but I did what I have always done, man, to cheer myself up.  I picked up my guitar.  I sat down and wrote me a little song.  Now, this is what it feels to be alone at the top of the hill, and tryin’ to  figure out why.

Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
‘Cause I get better lookin’ each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
But I'm doing the best that I can

I used to have a girlfriend
But she just couldn't compete
With all of these love-starved women
Who keep clamorin’ at my feet
Well I probably could find me another
But I guess they're all in awe of me
Who cares
I never get lonesome
‘Cause I treasure my own company

Oh
Lord it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
‘Cause I get better lookin’ each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
But I'm doing the best that I can

I guess you could say I'm a loner
A cowboy outlaw tough and proud
I could have lots of friends if I want to
But then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd
Some folks say that I'm egotistical
Hell I don't even know what that means
I guess it has something to do with the way
That I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans

Oh
Lord it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
‘Cause I get better lookin’ each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble
But I'm doing the best that I can

We're doing the best that we can



Put Another Log on the Fire
Tompall Glaser
Put another log on the fire
Cook me up some bacon
And some beans
And go out to the car
And change the tire
Wash my socks
And sew my old blue jeans
Come on baby
You can fill my pipe
And then go fetch my slippers
And boil me up another pot of tea
Then put another log on the fire
Babe
And come and tell me why you're leavin’ me

Now don't I let you wash the car on Sunday
Don't I warn you when you're gettin’ fat
Ain't I gonna take you fishin' with me someday
Well a man can't love a woman more than that
Ain't I always nice to your kid sister
Don't I take her drivin’ every night
So sit here at my feet
‘Cause I like you when you're sweet
And you know it ain't feminine to fight

So
Put another log on the fire
Cook me up some bacon
And some beans
Go out to the car
And lift it up
And change the tire
Wash my socks
And sew my old blue jeans
Come on baby
You can fill my pipe
And then go fetch my slippers
And boil me up another pot of tea
Then put another log on the fire
Babe
And come and tell me why you're leavin’ me

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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10 comments:

  1. You're not going to believe this but at work the other day I was singing It's hard to be humble..

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! I am sorry, but I am going to have to report you to the authorities (AGAIN!). For it is only hard for manly men to be humble, and this is not a song for proper ladies to be singing--certainly not out in public!

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  2. Well, what do you know, first time I don't know any of them...

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! It is gratifying to me to help lead you out of your sheltered life. (LOL?)

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  3. I remember Mac Davis but not this song. He is right though; it is hard to be humble.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! All we need now is to fit you with a toolbelt, and then you will be ready to join UMM (Union of Manly Men). By the way, all dues are collected beforehand.

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  4. I loved Mac Davis. I played the CD with this on it to death. He was just wonderful, humble or not! ;)

    I've not heard "Put Another Log on the Fire" in ages, either.

    A good way to start my day...not the log on the fire....but the music! :)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! So, you were one of those love-starved women clamoring at his feet? Will you be including details of this in one of the future chapters of your memoirs? To be honest, I am not too anxious to read all about it, but I am sure some are. (LOL?)

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  5. Nope...I was never a "love-starved" woman, Jerry...and never did I clamour at any man's feet. That was not my style at all...still isn't. So, there's no need for anxiety...no time soon shall I be emulating E. L. James....if that name isn't familiar...Googlie it! :)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! Alas, methinks the lady doth protest too much. (LOL?) Oh, and yeah, I had to look up who E L James is.

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