A Little Brains - A Little Talent Lyrics - Damn Yankees

[LOLA] 

I took the zing out of the King of Siam 

I took the starch out of the sails 

Of the Prince of Wales 

It's no great art, gettin' the heart of a man 

On a silver platter 

A little brains-a little talent 

With the emphasis on the latter! 

I made mince-meat out of a sweet young farmer! 

I knocked the fight out of a knight 

When I pierced his armor 

And I'll bet, I can upset every male 

In a Yale regatta! 

A little brains-a little talent 

With the emphasis on the latta! 

You gotta know just what to say and how to say it 

You gotta know what game to play and how to play it 

You gotta stack those decks with a couple-a extra aces 

And this queen has her aces 

In all the right places! 

I've done much more than that old bore, Delilah! 

I took the curl out of the hair of a millionaire 

There's no trick gettin' some hick who is cool 

Just a little warmer 

A little talent-a little brains 

With the emphasis on the former! 

Split up a home, way up in Nome, Alaska! 

And wrecked the life of every wife 

Down in Madagascar 

Ask me why weak men'll die for me 

Strong men simply shatter 

A little brains-a little talent 

With the emphasis on the latter! 

You gotta know just what to do and how to do it 

You gotta know what tea to brew and how to brew it 

You've seen the sign that says George Washington once slept here 

Well tho' nobody spied him 

Guess who was beside him? 

Bring out that boy, he'll be a toy to Lola 

Just one more case she can erase with that old boffola 

What's my plan. same as with any man 

I'll use the standard platter 

Plus a little this-a-and a little that-a 

With the emphasis on the, on the latter!