Top Songs By Elvis Costello
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello
Performer
Allen Toussaint
Performer
Steve Nieve
Hammond Organ
Davey Faragher
Bass
Pete Thomas
Drums
Brian Cayolle
Baritone Saxophone
Amadee Castenell
Tenor Saxophone
Joe Smith
Trumpet
Sam Williams
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Composer
Allen Toussaint
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Henry
Producer
S. Husky Hoskulds
Mixing Engineer
Kevin Dean
Assistant Recording Engineer
Wesley Fontenot
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
(Costello, Toussaint)
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?
Writer(s): Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello
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