Handy Dandy (outtake) Songtext
von Bob Dylan

Handy dandy, controversy surrounds him
He been around the world and back again
Something in the moonlight still hounds him

Handy dandy, just like sugar and candy
Handy dandy, if every bone in his body was broken
He would never admit it
He got an all girl orchestra and when he says
"Strike up the band", they hit it

Handy dandy, handy dandy

You say, "What are ya made of?"
He′ll say, "Can you repeat what you said?"
You say, "What are you afraid of?"
He'll say, "Nothin′ neither 'live nor dead"


Handy dandy, he got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money
He'll say, "Darling, tell me the truth, how much time I got?"
She says, "You got all the time in the world, honey"

Handy dandy, handy dandy

He got that clear crystal fountain
He got that soft silky skin
He got that fortress on the mountain
With no doors or windows, so no thieves can break in

Handy dandy, sitting with a girl named Nancy in a garden feelin′ kind of lazy
He says, "Ya want a gun? I′ll give you one"
She says, "Boy, you t-talking crazy"

Handy dandy, just like sugar and candy
Handy dandy, pour him another brandy
Handy dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full or sorrow
He finishes his drink, he gets up from the table, he said
"Okay, boys, I'll see you tomorrow"

Handy dandy, handy dandy, just like sugar and candy
Handy dandy, just like sugar and candy