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Handy-Man

The Knife
Track 16 on Deep Cuts 

Produced by

The Knife
Jan. 17, 20031 viewer

Handy-Man Lyrics

[Verse]
When I saw you
I thought that you were the one
Looking good, I assumed you were handy
You introduced yourself as Andy

[Chorus 1]
I thought you were the handy-man
I laid my life in your hands
Andy, my man
I thought you were the handy-man

[Chorus 2]
Then something went wrong
And the feeling was so gone
Slipped the hammer on your thumb
And the saw got caught in your thong

[Chorus 1]
I thought you were the handy-man
I laid my life in your hands
Andy, my man
I thought you were the handy-man

[Chorus 2]
Then something went wrong
And the feeling was so gone
Slipped the hammer on your thumb
And the saw got caught in your thong
[Chorus 1]
I thought you were the handy-man
I laid my life in your hands
Andy, my man
I thought you were the handy-man
I thought you were the handy-man
I laid my life in your hands
Andy, my man
I thought you were the handy-man

[Bridge]
Handy-man
Handy-man
Handy-man
I thought you were the handy-man

[Outro]
Handy-man
Handy-man
Handy-man
I thought you were the handy-man

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“Handy-Man” first appeared on the soundtrack for a Swedish film known as “Hannah Med H”, a film which The Knife did the entire soundtrack for. This is one of few songs by the duo sung by Olof.

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Deep Cuts (2003)
The Knife
  1. 1.
    Heartbeats
  2. 2.
    Girls’ Night Out
  3. 3.
    Pass This On
  4. 4.
    One for You
  5. 5.
    The Cop
  6. 6.
    Listen Now
  7. 7.
    She’s Having a Baby
  8. 8.
    You Take My Breath Away
  9. 9.
    Rock Classics
  10. 10.
    Is It Medicine
  11. 11.
    You Make Me Like Charity
  12. 12.
    Got 2 Let U
  13. 13.
    Behind the Bushes
  14. 14.
    Hangin’ Out
  15. 15.
    This Is Now
  16. 16.
    Handy-Man
  17. 17.
    The Bridge
  18. 18.
    Pass This On (Dahlbäck and Dahlbäck remix)
  19. 19.
    Heartbeats (Rex the Dog remix)
  20. 20.
    You Take My Breath Away (Mylo remix)
Credits
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Written By
Vocals
Release Date
January 17, 2003
Tags
Rock
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