A Man of My Own

From the show “They Learned About Women”, 1929.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.


Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Looking for love is looking for the rainbow’s end
    That’s what I long believed
    Heaven’s above! I never thought my heart would mend
    I had been so deceived
    That’s because all the men I met
    Were the frivolous kind
    I hated them! Then I met
    One who changed my mind

Chorus
I’ve got me a real man, I’m makin’ it known
And tellin’ the world, I’ve got a man of my own
I’ve found my ideal man, I’m never alone
I’m spendin’ my evenin’s with a man of my own
Hasn’t much to praise and in many ways he isn’t so hot
But he’s all for me, mine exclusively, that’s sayin’ a lot
Honestly, I wouldn’t trade him for a king on a throne
Oh, Lordy, at last I’ve got a man of my own

  1. He’s not the kind that women lose their heads about
    But he’s O. K. with me
    He’s not designed for cheating or for stepping out
    Which suits me perfectly
    I’ll admit that he’s not a man
    With a lot of appeal
    I don’t care! I’ve got a man
    No one’s goin’ to steal

Sung here by Fred Feild: