With A Little Bit Of LuckStanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth, and Rod McLennanWords and Music by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe-From the Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" recorded on Columbia OL 5090The Lord above gave man an arm of ironSo he could do his job and never shirkThe Lord above gave man an arm of ironBut, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luckSomeone else will do the blinkin' work(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of luck you'll never work)The Lord above made liquor for temptationTo see if man could turn away from sinThe Lord above made liquor for temptationBut, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luckWhen temptation comes you'll give right in(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of luck you'll give right in)Oh you can walk the straight and narrowBut with a little bit of luck you'll run amokThe gentle sex was made for man t'marryTo share his nest and see his food is cookedThe gentle sex was made for man t'marryBut, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luckYou can have it all and not get hooked(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of luck you won't get hooked)(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of bloomin' luck)The Lord above made man to help his neighborNo matter where on land or sea or foamThe Lord above made man to help his neighborBut, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luckWHEN HE COMES AROUND YOU WON'T BE HOME!!(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of luck you won't be home)They're always throwing goodness at youBut, with a little bit of luck a man can duckOh it's a crime for man to go philanderin'And fill his wife's poor heart with grief and doubtOh it's a crime for man to go philanderin'But, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luckYou can see the bloodhound don't find out(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of luck she won't find out)(With a little bit, with a little bit)(With a little bit of bloomin' luck)A man was ma