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I Know How It Is Lyrics by Susan Johnson, Jo Sullivan

The Most Happy Fella (Original Cast Recording)

1956

[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Cleo, I don't care if he fires me! I'm not going out with that slimy...
[CLEO]
I know how it is
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Slob. 
[CLEO]
Don't tell me, I know how it is
When you're number twenty-seven on the list
Being kissed is not exactly being...
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
I guess I've helped a few fellows prove they were fellows, but they were guys I liked and they thought I was something special. 
[CLEO]
I know how it is
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
And they asked me nice. 
[CLEO]
Don't tell me, I know how it is
But when you're just "twenty-seven" in his book
Getting took out is much more like getting took
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
Cleo, what do you think a customer left me?
[CLEO]
I know how it is
Don't tell me, I know how it is
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
What do you think he left?
[CLEO]
Seven million crumbs and a gravy spot
Teaspoon stuck in the mustard pot
Napkin on the floor, ashes in the cup
And one Canadian dime!
So you pick it up with the seven million crumbs and the—
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
It's jewelry!
[CLEO, spoken]
Huh?
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
He left me a piece of jewelry! It's a man's tie pin. 
[CLEO, spoken]
Looks like amethyst. Must be glass. What'd he look like?
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
I don't remember anybody. 
[CLEO, spoken]
Didn't you see him? Didn't he talk to you?
[ROSABELLA, spoken]
No. Tonight the place was so busy, and you know me. I never notice a face or listen to a voice, I just hand them the menu. Hey, there's some writing on it. It's a mash note! In kind of a funny broken English. 
[CLEO, spoken]
Honey, I think I'd better walk you home tonight.
Credits
Susan Johnson

Susan Johnson

Jo Sullivan

Jo Sullivan

About “I Know How It Is” by Susan Johnson

Read the complete lyrics to "I Know How It Is" by Susan Johnson, Jo Sullivan from the album "The Most Happy Fella (Original Cast Recording)" in 1956. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Broadway, Musicals, Pop.

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"I Know How It Is" appears on "The Most Happy Fella (Original Cast Recording)" in 1956.

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