Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
This song appeared on Laura Nyro’s 1967 debut More Than a New Discovery with the title “Hands Off the Man”. It was the third single from that album. Interestingly, its b-side, “And When I Die”, was later a #2 hit for Blood Sweat & Tears.
In the 1973 re-release of Nyro’s first album The First So...
Hands off the man, the flim flam man
His mind is up his sleeve and his talk is make believe
Oh lord, the man's a fraud, he's flim flam man. He's so cagey, he's a flim flam man
Hands off the man, flim flam man
He's the one in the Trojan horse making out like he's Santa Claus
Oh lord, the man's a fraud, he's a flim flam man. He's a fox, he's a flim flam man
Everybody wants him, the people and the police and all the pretty ladies disarm
Oh yeah, the beautiful gent, you know he has hardly a cent
He pays his monthly rent with daily charm
Hands off the man, the flim flam man
His mind is up his sleeve and his talk is make believe
Oh lord, the man's a fraud, he's flim flam man. He's so cagey, he's an artist
He's a fox, he's a flim flam man
Don't believe him, he's a flim flam
Ole road runner, he's a flim flam
Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man) was written by Laura Nyro.
Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man) was produced by Milton Okun.