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A Well Known Fact Lyrics by Harvey Schmidt

I Do! I Do! (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1966

[MICHAEL, spoken]
Women, you see, are different from men. They look marvelous when they're young, but then when a woman achieves her matronly station, there begins a certain process of, well... deterioration. Now, just a minute, let me finish!
It's a well known fact that a man is more attractive the older that he grows
(sung)
He's like a late October rose
He's noticed everywhere he goes
It's the strangest thing
But a man is more distinguished
As time starts sliding by
Although I really don't know why
I couldn't change it if I try
Unfortunate... may be
But changeable it's not
Men of forty go to town
Women go to pot
It's a well known fact
That a man is more attractive
With each passing year
He gets more and more attractive
And the girls react
It's a well known fact!
When a man is under 21, he is not worth a damn
He thinks that he's a tiger, but he's really just a lamb
He growls. He roars. He wears his trousers tight
But he's like that no-good hound of ours: all bark, no bite!
When a man is under 31, he's like domestic beer
He has a certain body, but he doesn't have it here
(Michael points to his head.)
He wheels. He deals. He doesn't spare expense
But he's like the national budget: all bills, no sense!
But when a man is 41
He's entering his prime
Delightfully witty, still he's wise
For he's stood the test of time!
[Dance break]
It's a well known fact that a man is more attractive
With each passing year he gets more and more attractive
And the girls react
It's a well known fact!
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Harvey Schmidt

Harvey Schmidt

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"A Well Known Fact" appears on "I Do! I Do! (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 1966.

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