Six-Fingered Man

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 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 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?

Six-Fingered Man Words by Elvis Costello Music by Allen Toussaint Performed by Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint (featuring The Imposters & The Crescent City Horns) Produced by Joe Henry Horn arrangement Allen Toussaint Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, Fender Telecaster guitar Allen Toussaint - piano, backing vocals Steve Nieve - Hammond B3 organ Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocals Pete Thomas - drums Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - baritone saxophone Amadee Castenell - tenor saxophone Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone Recorded November 27 - December 10, 2005, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, and/or Piety Street Recorders, New Orleans Released April 7, 2006 Albums The River In Reverse, 2006 Length 4:32 First known performance:  June 11, 2006, Highland Park, IL      (8 known performances) Alternate versions Six-Fingered Man (Live 2006) Performed by Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint featuring The Imposters, Anthony "AB" Brown & The Crescent City Horns Horn arrangement Allen Toussaint Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Allen Toussaint - piano Steve Nieve - keyboards Davey Faragher - bass Pete Thomas - drums Anthony "AB" Brown - guitar Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - saxophone Amadee Castenell - saxophone Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone Recorded July 3, 2006, Montreal, QC, Canada Released December 5, 2006 Videos Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade, 2006

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