You make me laugh
Cause your eyes they light the night
They look right through me
You bashful boy
You're hiding something sweet
Please give it to me yeah, to me
Talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the Poetry Man
You make things all rhyme
You are a genie
All I ask for is your smile
Each time I rub the lamp
When I am with you
I have a giggling teen-age crush
Then I'm a sultry vamp
Talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the Poetry Man
You make things all right
So once again
It's time to say so long
And so recall the cull of life
You're going home now
Home's that place somewhere you go each day
To see your wife
Talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the Poetry Man
You make things all rhyme
Cause your eyes they light the night
They look right through me
You bashful boy
You're hiding something sweet
Please give it to me yeah, to me
Talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the Poetry Man
You make things all rhyme
You are a genie
All I ask for is your smile
Each time I rub the lamp
When I am with you
I have a giggling teen-age crush
Then I'm a sultry vamp
Talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the Poetry Man
You make things all right
So once again
It's time to say so long
And so recall the cull of life
You're going home now
Home's that place somewhere you go each day
To see your wife
Talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the Poetry Man
You make things all rhyme
Phoebe Snow

Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals backing Paul Simon on "Gone at Last". She was described by The New York Times as a "contralto grounded in a bluesy growl and capable of sweeping over four octaves." Snow also sang numerous commercial jingles for many U.S. products during the 1980s and 1990s, including General Foods International Coffees, Salon Selectives, and Stouffer's. Snow experienced success in Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s with five top 100 albums in that territory. In 1995 she recorded a gospel album with Sisters of Glory.
She didn't, and she and her crew/band were some of the nicest people I met in that period of time. She was funny and gracious, and had this high, melodic laugh. She took the stagehands to lunch the day before the show and was interested in everyone's story.
A wonderful person, a genuine human. RIP.
You are out of your mind.
She didn't, and she and her crew/band were some of the nicest people I met in that period of time. She was funny and gracious, and had this high, melodic laugh. She took the stagehands to lunch the day before the show and was interested in everyone's story.
A wonderful person, a genuine human. RIP.
Wonderful story. Thanks for sharing!
Just chimed in to say the same thing. I heard this a bunch as a kid, but never remembered all the instrumental texture. Hearing it with new ears.
Hey, me too. I wonder if it's not the same mix as we heard all those years ago.
And is it really "you make things all rhyme"? I always thought it was "things all right" and that's the way I heard it just now.
Just chimed in to say the same thing. I heard this a bunch as a kid, but never remembered all the instrumental texture. Hearing it with new ears.
Agree
Fabulous artist as well
?? doesn't sound anything like joni mitchell and don't understand what you are saying....
Of course it's stuck in its era, just like a lot of the music you enjoy today will be. I'm not saying that you have to like it, but labeling a song "of its era" is not a good reason for not liking it (more like an excuse), and says a lot more about you than the song.
Miss ya Phoebe!