When I heard the ladies' man was dead I saw the rolling stones stopped moving Saw my ancient hero on the Sunset Strip He left behind a legacy of ruin Now painted ladies want to hold my gun Wonder if the whole time I'd been acting When I sang "Moon River" in that silent film Had I really made a sound when they called, "Action!" I swear that man was womankind's first husband They all died in a line to save him I'm a steady hand, I'm a Dodger's fan I'm a leading brand, I'm a one night stand I'm a ladies' man Oh some ladies' man
Oh some ladies' man Couldn't see his used up body at the funeral By virtue of the flailing of his conquests They tied down his casket with the garter belt Each troubled heart was beating in a sequin dress Someone must console these lonesome daughters No written word or ballad will appease them Cowboy and the cop shot down the ladies' man The humid nights in LA are now silent I swear that man was womankind's first husband Only son of the ladies' man Only son of the ladies' man Only son of the ladies' man