I'm a Man - Joe Tex

If I were a guitar

I’d like to be played by BB King

If I were a little dog

Rufus Thomas could walk me

Oh, but I’m a man

Who needs to be loved, baby

I’m a man, honey

Needs to be needed

I can think of nobody, that I want to need me

Better than you, baby

If I were a song

I’d like to be sung by the Rolling Stones

If I were a dance floor

James Brown could mash potatoes on me all night long

But I’m a man —

Needs someone to cook my favourite dish

I’m a man, honey

Who needs to grant someone’s every wish

And I can think of nobody’s wish I’d like to grant, honey

Better than yours, baby

And if I were a baseball

I’d like to be hit by Willie Mays

If I were a silly grin

I’d like to be worn on Roger Miller’s face

But I’m a man

Who needs to be loved

I’m a man, baby

Who needs to be wanted

And I can think of nobody that I want to want me

Better than you, baby