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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
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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Six-Fingered Man |
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Words by | Elvis Costello |
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Music by | Allen Toussaint |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint (featuring The Imposters & The Crescent City Horns) |
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Produced by | Joe Henry |
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Horn arrangement | Allen Toussaint |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, Fender Telecaster guitar Allen Toussaint - piano, backing vocals Steve Nieve - Hammond B3 organ Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocals Pete Thomas - drums Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - baritone saxophone Amadee Castenell - tenor saxophone Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone |
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Recorded | November 27 - December 10, 2005, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, and/or Piety Street Recorders, New Orleans |
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Released | May 27, 2006 |
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Albums | The River In Reverse, 2006 |
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Length | 4:32 |
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