My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More
by 
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Once I used to brag about my handy man, but I ain't braggin' no more 
Somethin' strange has happened to my handy man, he's not the man he was before 
Wish somebody could explain to me, about this dual personality 
He don't perform his duties like he used to do, he never hauls the ashes 'less I tell him to 
Before he hardly gets to work he says he's through, my handy man ain't handy no more 
He's forgotten his domestic science, and he's lost of his self-reliance 
He won't make a single move unless he's told, he says he isn't lazy, claims he isn't old 
But still he sits around and lets my stove get cold, my handy man ain't handy no more 
Time after time, if I'm not right there at his heels, he lets that poor horse in my stable miss his meals 
There's got to be some changes 'cause each day reveals, my handy man ain't handy no more 
He used to turn in early and get up at dawn, and full of new ambitions, he would trim the lawn 
Now, when he isn't sleeping all he does is yawn, my handy man ain't handy no more 
Once he used to have so much endurance, now, it looks like he needs life insurance 
I used to brag about my handy man's technique, around the house he was a perfect indoor sheik 
But now the spirit's willing but the flesh is weak, my handy man ain't handy no more 
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Note: I'm pretty sure this is a Bessie Smith song but it is not listed on the Complete Recordings albums nor on any other I looked at. If you have any information on this song please 
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