Lyrics Cornet Man (Alternate Vocal Version) - Diana Ross , The Supremes

Wa wa wa?
Is that all you can say?

Hey, hey
A song for my cornet man

The lady ain't been born
Can't take the place of a horn
With the cornet man
I'll go on with this blowing
Traveling cornet man

Just anytime they call him (he's gonna go)
He leaves his wife and kiddies
Sitting with their tongues out (he's gonna go)
To play for peanuts in some dive
And blow his lungs out

He'll hop the choo-choo on the moon
It's noticed to play for Billy Bates
Oh, ragtime oldies
The lady ain't seen light
Can't give a horn a fair fight
With that cornet man
A rutting shooten
A never tooten dapadam

Who carries in his schedule
Upon the blue North folks suit
A silver plated wow, wow mute
There is drinking, gambling
Each one a curse
But I'm over against
A devil that's worse
A horn's my thorn
He's my traveling cornet man

He's gotta go
Up on the road
He's got some dates
With Billy Bates

He gave his notice
To ragtime oldies
He's gotta go
Back on the road

The lady ain't seen light
Can't give a horn a fair fight
With that cornet man
A rutting shooten
A never tooten dapadam
Who carries in his schedule

Upon the blue North folks suit (yeah, yeah)
Silver plated wow, wow mute
There is drinking, gambling
Each one is a curse
But I'm over against
A devil that's worse
Yeah, a horn is my thorn
He's the traveling cornet man
Say it again

Upon the blue North folks suit (yeah, yeah)
Silver plated wow, wow mute
Shout on height
Shout on weight
He's the only guy can make my cold body laid
Dapadam, my cornet player man
So bad
Say it again
No way
My cornet player man