Second Banana

May not be the fairest in all the land
 But if you need the gig done, baby I'm your man
 I'll be there when your artist goes beserk
 Cause the thunder makes the racket
 But the lightnin' does the work
 I can get the show on from Altoona to Atlanta
 Backin' up the front-man, I'm the second banana
 I'll listen while you moan about your life
 Run interference when your girlfriend
 Meets your next ex-wife
 Take you to the hotel when it's a drag
 And wait out at the airport when they've lost your bag
 I'll keep track of your man-purse with
 Your phone and your day planner
 I can make it happen, I'm the second banana
 There ain't much of a market for good ol' boys like me
 cause when the lights come on
 We ain't the ones you paid to see
 but I can set the gear up and start the show
 While the big shot is in the lobby selling
 Swag and snaggin' all your dough
 I can fake your autograpgh while you're in your pajamas
 Sawin' logs in you bus bunk, I'm the second banana
 I can make a snap decision when
 they bounce the check in Boise
 I'm a pretty good technician when
 Your preamp tubes get noisy
 Your constructive criticism serves
 To add to my annoyment
 But I'll perform with great precision to provide
 Sustained employment
 You can run me hard and put me to the test
 you can ask for my opinion, but I digress
 Cause everybody's got one from Sinatra to Santana
 Placed strategically behind them just a second banana
 Composed By = Buddy Whittington