1956
Words & Music: Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, & Larry Holofcener
arranged by Don 'donnie joe' Sweeney
lyrics
Be wise, Be fair, Be sure, Be there, Behave, Beware
Be wise, Be smart, Behave my heart
Don't upset your cart when she's so close
Be soft, Be sweet, But be discreet
Don't go off your feet
She's too close for comfort
Too close, too close for comfort, no, not again
Too close, too close to know just when to say when
Be firm and be fair, Be absolutely sure, Beware
Arm your guard, take care, When there's such temptation
One thing leads to another
Too late to run for cover
She's much too close for comfort now
Be wise, Be fair, Be sure, Beware
Put on your old thinking cap, boy, 'Cause if you don't look out, you,
Will find that you are much too
Too close for comfort
Your headin’ for a mishap, boy,
The first thing that you know she
Will have you up that old tree
She's too close for comfort
Too close, too-oo-oo close, Much too close
Sha dowee-ah-doo-baa-doo-wah, dowee-ah-doo-baa-doo-wah
Be firm and be fair, Be absolutely sure, Beware
Arm your guard, take care When there is such temptation
One thing leads to another
Too late to run for cover
She's much too close for comfort now
One thing leads to another
Too late to run for cover
She's much too close for comfort now
One thing leads to another
Too late to run for your mother
She's much too close for comfort now
Be wise, Be fair, Be sure, Be there, Behave, Beware
She's too close, too close, for comfort now
credits
from Live From The Junk Yard,
track released September 14, 2014
Don ‘donnie joe’ Sweeney; Guitar & Vocals
Gareth Hall; Piano
Ashley-John Long; Upright Bass
Greg Evans; Drums
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