Don't Put Him Down Songtext
von Dory Previn

Oh babe, he loves you
But he just can′t make it with you
And he just can't tell you it′s true
How can he pass the test
When he just can't hardly move himself
Let alone prove himself the best?

Oh babe, he wants you
But he just can't get it on as you planned
And I guess a girl just can′t understand
How much a guy goes through
All she has to do is let herself
She doesn′t have to get herself up on cue
Like a performing seal in a zoo


How was last night's performance, babe?
Was it better than the night before?
Are the old credentials any good
Any good, any good anymore?
Or is the act beginning to bore you?

He can sing, he can dance, he can juggle
He′s a regular one-man band
His costume's a little tattered
His label says "Made in Japan"
But he beats his battered drum
And he rattles his empty can
And he somehow gets his flag to fly
Look at him, look at him, he′s a man

Oh babe, inside him
It's like there′s a little kid in a jail
Crying, denying he's fragile and frail
Hey, look at him, he's a male
But it′s the wail of the weary minstrel
It′s the dance of the desperate clown
Singing, "Don't put me, don′t put me down if I fail
Please, babe, don't put me down if I fail"