who sings my attorney berne

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Dave Frishberg (born 23 March 1933) is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in St. Paul, Minnesota, perhaps best-known for his work with Ben Webster, Gene Krupa, Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon, Al Cohn and Zoot Sims.

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Dave Frishberg (born March 23, 1933) is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Frishberg resisted learning classical piano as a boy, developing an interest in blues and boogie-woogie by listening to recordings by Pete Johnson and Jay McShann. As a teenager he played in the house band at the Flame in St.

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I'm impressed With my attorney Bernie I'm impressed With his influential friends He's got very big connections And I follow his directions Bernie knows his way around And so I always do what Bernie recommends I am blessed With my attorney Bernie I'm impressed With the way he runs the store He's got Dodger season boxes And an office full of foxes It's amazing all the different things Your average guy might need a lawyer for Bernie tells me what to do Bernie lays it on the line Bernie says, we sue, we sue Bernie says, we sign, we sign I'm in touch With my attorney Bernie In a clutch He can speed right to the scene And if I'm locked up in the jail With just one phone call for my bail He said to call his club collect Or deal directly with his answering machine And when I dine With my attorney Bernie He buys wine From the rare imported rack That's 'cause Bernie is a purist And not your polyester tourist Bernie waves the glass around awhile Then takes a sip and always sends it back Bernie tells me what to do Bernie lays it on the line Bernie says, we sue, we sue Bernie says, we sign, we sign I admire My attorney Bernie I admire Any guy who knows his stuff Sure we blew a couple ventures With a counterfeit debentures But you win a few, you lose a few Like Bernie says, "You keep on hanging tough" Thanks to you My attorney Bernie Thanks to you I'm considered well to do Sure I made out like a bandit Just exactly like you planned it But like Murray, my accountant Told me yesterday, I owe it all to you.

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"My Attorney Bernie Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 12 Mar. 2021. < https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/934491/Dave+Frishberg >.

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Biography

Frishberg resisted learning classical piano as a boy, developing an interest in blues and boogie-woogie by listening to recordings by Pete Johnson and Jay McShann. As a teenager he played in the house band at the Flame in St. Paul where Art Tatum, Billie Holiday, and Johnny Hodges appeared.

Further reading

Balliett, Whitney (1988). American Singers: 27 Portraits in Song. New York, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504610-2.

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