by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
You leave me bent
Language: English
Verse I met him last summer at the Museum of Art. He was looking at the Goyas, so I knew he was smart. He took me to dinner. We caught a few shows. Last week at the office, he left me a rose. He calls me each evening for an intimate chat. He even remembers the name of my cat. [spoken: “Mr. Peaches”] We’re madly in love, but what can I do. Something is missing, and its color is blue. So tonight I’m gonna tell him…. Chorus You leave me bent And totally spent. I lost my composure The moment you went. Why do you have To be such a gent And drop me off home With zip to repent. Where did you come from? Life was so humdrum Until you arrived, Impossibly handsome. With impeccable taste You laid me to waste. Without having laid me You totally made me By being so chaste. I knew from the first That you were a winner. You paid for the dinner And said I looked thinner Than when we first met. How much better can it get? Well, there’s one thing You seem to forget. I’m rather embarrassed, But let me be plain. I feel like Tarzan, So stop being Jane. Do I need to find Cheetah And have him explain What the Laws of the Jungle So clearly ordain? So take off that shirt. You Proved you’ve got virtue. You’re a regular saint. I don’t want to hurt you, But I’m going to kick your Gorgeous behind. A good guy like you No, I don’t want to hurt you, But let me alert you That a really good man Is annoying to find
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "You leave me bent"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lori Laitman (b. 1955), "You leave me bent", 2016/2017, first performed 2016 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-15
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Word count: 282