A Song by Frank Crumit

A Song by Frank Crumit – 1935

I used to be as happy as a squirrel in a tree

Till a man who sold insurance made a nervous wreck of me

He followed me persistently and if I’m put away

That bird who sold insurance made me what I am today

CHORUS

For there’s no one with endurance

Like the man who sells insurance

He’s everybody’s best friend

He will follow you and fret you

But remember he will get you

For he gets us all in the end

In spite of every way I tried to leave him in the lurch

He chased me in the subway and he followed me to church

I even spent a night in jail in my desire to hide

But in the morning George Insurance was waiting just outside

CHORUS

For there’s no one with endurance

Like the man who sells insurance

He’s everybody’s best friend

He’ll be sweeter than molasses

But when he puts on his glasses

He gets us all in the end

One day at Coney Island when I went in for a swim

A man swam up beside me who was no-on else but him

Said he to me “I’m glad to see you love the ocean wave

But our 20-year endowment is the only way to save”

CHORUS

For there’s no one with endurance

Like the man who sells insurance

He’s everybody’s best friend

He’s always bright and snappy

And no wonder that he’s happy

For he gets us all in the end

CHORUS

One day I saw him coming so I quickly climbed a tree

But George Insurance saw me too and climbed up after me

Said he to me up in the tree: “I’m fond of nature too

But our 20-year endowment is the policy for you”

For there’s no one with endurance

Like the man who sells insurance

He’s everybody’s best friend

He’s always bright and snappy

And no wonder that he’s happy

For he gets us all in the end

PS. Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 – September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. “There’s No-one With Endurance Like The Man Who Sells Insurance”, released in 1935, was one of his hits. This is Frank.

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