He’s Funny That Way
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He’s Funny That Way Lyrics
Nothing to see
Just glad I'm living
And lucky to be
I've got a man crazy for me
He's funny that way
I can't save a dollar
Ain't worth a cent
He doesn't hollar
He'd live in a tent
I've got that man crazy for me
He's funny that way
Though he loves to work
And slave for me everyday
He'd be so much better off
If I went away
But why should I leave him
Why should I go
He'd be unhappy without me I know
I've got that man mad about me
He's funny that way
Never had nothing
No one to care
That's why I seem to have
More than my share
I've got a man crazy for me
He's funny that way
Once in a while
His only answer is one little smile
I've got a man crazy for me
He's funny that way
I can see no other way
And no better plan
End it all and let him go
To some better gal
But I'm only human
A coward at best
I'm more than certain
He'd follow me West
I've got a man crazy for me
He's funny that way
About
“She’s Funny That Way” or “He’s Funny That Way” is a popular song, composed by Neil Moret, with lyrics by Richard Whiting. It was composed for the short film Gems Of M-G-M in 1929 for Marion Harris, though the film was not released until 1931. Harris sang it as “I’m Funny That Way”.
A torch song, according to Philip Furia and Michael Lasser, the “song begins self-deprecatingly—'I’m not much to look at, I’m nothing to see'—but "at the end of each chorus, it affirms the lover’s good fortune: ‘I’ve got a woman crazy 'bout me, she’s funny that way’”. They state that it is unusual as the song was written from a man’s point of view, whereas most torch songs are written from the female perspective about a man who betrayed or abused the woman.
The song has generally been more covered by female artists as “He’s Funny That Way”. Thelma Carpenter recorded it in the 1930s at the age of 19, “handling the vocal like a seasoned veteran” according to Dave Oliphant, but it is most associated with Billie Holiday, who first recorded it in 1937. Holiday later featured it on her 1953 album An Evening with Billie Holiday.
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- 2.Yesterdays
- 6.My Old Flame
- 10.I’m Yours
- 11.Embraceable You
- 12.As Time Goes By
- 13.He’s Funny That Way
- 15.Billie’s Blues
- 17.Lover Man
- 18.No More
- 20.Don’t Explain
- 24.No Good Man
- 25.Big Stuff
- 27.I’ll Look Around
- 29.Guilty
- 30.Deep Song
- 32.Easy Living
- 33.Solitude
- 34.Weep No More