Six-fingered Man Lyrics - Elvis Costello

(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 

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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 

Photos 

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?