Sammy Davis Jr. - If My Friends Could See Me Now

If they could see me now
That little gang of mine
I'm eatin' fancy chow and drinkin' fancy wine
I'd like those stumble bums
To see for a fact
The kind of top drawer, first rate chums I attract
All I can say is Wow ee
Look a where I am
Tonight I landed, POW
Right in a pot of jam
What a setup, holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now

If they could see me now
My little dusty group
Traipsin' round this million dollar chicken coop
I'd hear those thrift shop cats say, Brother get her
Draped on a bedspread made from three kinds of fur
All I can say is Wow
Wait till the riff and raff
See just exactly how
He signed his autograph
What a build up, holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now

If they could see me now
Alone with Mr V
Who's waitin' on me like he was a maitre'd
I hear my buddies sayin', Crazy, what gives
Tonight she's living like the other half lives
To think the highest brow
Which I must say is he
Should pick the lowest brow
Which there's no doubt is me
What a step up, holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now

They'd never believe it
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now
Hi girls, it's me Charity
If they could see me now
That little gang of mine
I'm eatin' fancy chow and drinkin' fancy wine
I'd like those stumble bums
To see for a fact
The kind of top drawer, first rate chums I attract
All I can say is Wow ee
Look a where I am
Tonight I landed, POW
Right in a pot of jam
What a setup, holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now

If they could see me now
My little dusty group
Traipsin' round this million dollar chicken coop
I'd hear those thrift shop cats say, Brother get her
Draped on a bedspread made from three kinds of fur
All I can say is Wow
Wait till the riff and raff
See just exactly how
He signed his autograph
What a build up, holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now

If they could see me now
Alone with Mr V
Who's waitin' on me like he was a maitre'd
I hear my buddies sayin', Crazy, what gives
Tonight she's living like the other half lives
To think the highest brow
Which I must say is he
Should pick the lowest brow
Which there's no doubt is me
What a step up, holy cow
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now

They'd never believe it
They'd never believe it
If my friends could see me now
Hi girls, it's me Charity
If my friends could see me now - Sammy Davis Jr.

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Sammy Davis Jr - If They Could See Me Now

Sammy did a lot of stuff that didn't do him jusitce - C&W?!? - but his Reprise sessions were what I consider the best of the entire Rat Pack library and some of the ...

SAMMY DAVIS JR. - If My Friends Could See Me Now (1969)

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Sammy Davis Jr - If They Could See Me Now

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"If My Friends Could See Me Now" | Dance/Jazz | 2016 YoungArts Miami

Performed at the Colony Theatre in Miami Beach, FL for YoungArts Miami 2016. "If My Friends Could See Me Now" by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, ...

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.