Charles, Ray - The Man For Me (The Letter Song) Lyrics






[Jeanette]
[Speaks as she writes ]
There is nothing doing at night!
[Stops writing ]
That's silly! What can I write?
[Writes again]
How I wish that you could be here!
[Stops writing]
That's stupid! Can't think!
Oh, dear!
I wish someone could help me!
Writing always makes me nervous!
[Maurice]
If Mademoiselle forgives me-
I am at her service!
[Jeanette]
Oh!
[Maurice]
Oh-I'm sorry! Allow me!
[Jeanette]
It's such a stupid letter!
[Maurice]
I'll be indebted if you let me help you
[Jeanette]
Oh, no! I'd be the debtor!
What can I write?
It's so hard for me.
Night after night
Is dull as can be.
L'm writing to a girlfriend,
My little Marie!
[Maurice]
Let me see! Let me see!
Why don't you write this
As I dictate it.
[She writes as he dictates]
I have met the one man, my dear!
[Jeanette]
Who is it?
[Maurice]
[continuing to dictate ]
On a visit here!
I am so excited tonight!
[Jeanette]
Excited?
[Maurice]
And delighted! Dear!
He is so distinguished and sweet,
Very debonair yet discreet!
He's the height of fashion!
[Jeanette]
[continuing to write]
My passion's at fever heat!
[Maurice]
He's so modest all of the while,
[Jeanette]
Oh, very!
[Maurice]
With a merry smile.
He is made of iron. He's tall.
[Jeanette]
Gigantic!
[Maurice]
With romantic style!
He's a Julius Caesar in mind
With Apollo's beauty combined.
So, my little friend, you see
He's the very man for me!
[Jeanette]
I'll sign my name!
[Maurice]
It' s easy to see
This little note
Is sweet as can be.
It's sure to please your
Girlfriend, your
Little Marie!
Now read it for me,
Read it for me!
[Jeanette]
[reading]
I have met a foolish young man
[Maurice]
Who is it?
[Jeanette]
On a visit here!
I'll get rid of him if I can.
[Maurice]
I'm choking.
[Jeanette]
I'm not joking, dear.
He is undistinguished and plain!
Very unattractive yet vain!
And he needs a shaking!
[Maurice]
I'm taking
The first fast train!
[Jeanette]
All he does is grin like a mule!
[Maurice]
I'm frowning.
[Jeanette]
He's a clowning fool!
He could never learn how to love!
[Maurice]
I'll grow to-
[Jeanette]
He should go to school!
He's a simple Simon in mind.
To describe his looks is unkind.
So, my little friend, you see
He is not the man for me.





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  1. D.... G....

    At no point in the film I thought he wasn't ray awesome.

  2. P.... M....

    Ray Charles: “Aaaaahhh!”
    Kaeko: “Aaaaaahhhh!”
    Ray Charles: “Aaaaaahhh!”
    Kaeko: “Aaaaaaahhh!”
    Ray Charles: “Aah!”
    Toshio: “Aah!”
    Ray Charles: “Aaaahh!”
    Toshio: “Aaaahhh!”
    Ray Charles: “Aaaaahhhh!”
    Kaeko: “Aaaaaaahhh!” *Kills Ray Charles*
    Announcer: “Ray’s Grudge! This...was probably a bad idea. Never mind!”
    *Toshio jumps up and down on the couch and falls off*

  3. C.... j....

    Chanteur danseur le top

  4. M.... G....

    playlist's like this on spotify????? someone ?????

  5. D.... S....

    The piano is so underrated

  6. R.... &....

    for me sinatra is the king of jazz but ray is a legend and Jamie did his absolute best about this role. He’s amazing

  7. I.... N....

    What movie is this by the way?

    I.... N....

    Irvan Nosansan "Ray" movie. You should watch it. Great movie of all time im my opinion.

    I.... N....

    @Ufuk Sonmez thanks dude, sure i am gonna watch it

  8. T.... ....

    Foxx didn’t become Ray, he was Ray. What a performance!

  9. N.... ....

    That bassline.

  10. I.... E....

    Goosebumps..

  11. M.... M....

    I want to listen this version complete

  12. J.... ....

    Every second of if Foxx’s performance deserved the Oscar

  13. R.... V....

    Ray Charles Vs Chuck Berry Vs Michael Jackson

  14. M.... C....

    He is good

  15. S.... R....

    Jamie did that... wonderful actor

  16. F.... C....

    I was born in 2003 and this video gets me hyped all the time. I genuinely enjoy some of Ray Charles work and people use to f*cking party back then.

  17. D.... H....

    That creative process is amazing. I don't have it....but Iv'e had the privilege to see it on a small level...and it's nothing short of amazing.

  18. A.... H....

    Probably Ray Charles' best song ever! And to think this was really improvised on the go because they were still under contract to play longer even though they completed all their songs early.

  19. �.... ....

    что за фильм?

  20. S.... ....

    Ray Charles. A man who could make up a song out thin air. And it ended up being one of his best known songs. Now THATS a performer

  21. D.... ....

    I saw him at the OLYMPIA in Paris in 1963, I was a teenager!...

  22. D.... ....

    I was in Texas when he died!...My childwood gone!...

  23. G.... K....

    The Best music in history naxui

  24. A.... J....

    This is amazing

  25. J.... R....

    One the. Best!! This is. Talent..
    Not this new. Crap...........

  26. A.... T....

    Favorite scene from the whole movie 😂🤘🏾 They turned it out

  27. M.... P....

    I absolutely loved this movie

  28. c.... ....

    Can new artists today create a masterpieces on the spot today? Lol

  29. L.... S....

    Esse filme é é demais 👏👏👏

  30. C.... ....

    1:54 - I love how Fathead caught on to what Ray was playing and explaining it to other musicians.

  31. B.... B....

    Cette interprétation de Ray Charles par Jamie Fox était excellente.... Mettez un like si vous êtes d'accord

  32. a.... ....

    Ray the rhythm king !

  33. M.... R....

    Permisenchio permisenchio que va pasando un comentario en españolenchio sorry

  34. M.... ....

    legend !

  35. J.... ....

    1:42 She hit that Harlem Shake on they ass😂😂

  36. J.... ....

    My dad taught me to play "What'd I say" when I was 7 and attending classical piano classes. Every time my piano teacher left me to practice some classical tune she returned and saw me playing this and she got mad :) When I was graduating the music school 7 years later my teacher asked me to play this for the final graduation concert instead of playing the piece by Frederic Chopin :)The audience got crazy. Miss my dad.

    J.... ....

    Do what comes natural...story from the Heart, thanks for sharing.

    J.... ....

    My condolences to your father sir

  37. E.... P....

    ... Rigina King really does it for me though ... Dammm , nice lookin' woman indeed ! ...

  38. G.... 8....

    But this aint nowhere near as lit as the original....Part 1 and 2..check it out https://youtu.be/EPLZL4s_jtI

  39. g.... l....

    Jamie fox killed it just like my man Ray Charles !!! Perfect Jamie !!! Lol nice

  40. m.... ....

    His best role ever!

  41. A.... ....

    Black women make clothes look good..

  42. R.... A....

    The best

  43. �.... �....

    Обажаю Рэй Чарльза👍

  44. G.... ....

    1:35 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  45. A.... K....

    The best forever!!

  46. M.... ....

    I’m a year late, but Foxx looks just like Ray 🤔

  47. Y.... B....

    I'm amazed because this means that Rays Charles freestyles this song!!!

  48. K.... S....

    I'm hot for the tall girl back up singer, to the left. She is SEXYYYY😍😍😍😍

    K.... S....

    Keyser Sozie you got that right 🙏

  49. M.... H....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  50. W.... B....

    What his nime

  51. m.... Q....

    Anybody know what type of haircut ray had ?

  52. D.... D....

    Back when black artist were great

  53. O.... W....

    He has the head movement

  54. a.... a....

    Whats this movie?

  55. I.... A....

    Thats how you get legends, say the contract said bla bla bla do it or youll not get the woman, money, or anything else this man would want...

  56. o.... i....

    Which movies is this?

  57. L.... T....

    Now that's what I call a plan "B" for your a$$. Brilliant!!!!

  58. J.... L....

    Best movie Jamie foxx and in my time good movie best career life ciao

  59. �.... �....

    اجمل فلم تفرجتله في حياتي💔💖

  60. d.... g....

    This doesn’t come that often song on the spot plus the band to know and what to play and how to play it. Doesn’t get any better then this

  61. b.... ....

    a beast, playing a beast....!!

  62. p.... ....

    คนไทย?

  63. G.... L....

    Okay, listen to this here—then go play the actual song on Apple Music. OH. MY. GOD.

  64. c.... c....

    goose bumbs min 2:28

  65. �.... M....

    Netflix needs to put this movie on !

    �.... M....

    •Tee Mariposa• it is actually in Netflix. The name's Ray

  66. R.... M....

    This MFer made this shit up....on the spot!   He composed ...arranged....and performed this cut right then and there!   Frank Sinatra once said "He (RayCharles) is the only real genius we have in this business."  Frank was right.  The man was a genius.

  67. j.... a....

    WOW SPOT ON ACTING AND SINGING THE OSCAR HAD JAMIE FOXXS NAME WRITTEN ALL OVER IT

  68. T.... K....

    Hit The Road Jack.....

  69. c.... p....

    To watch the genius at work this is an amazing clip. RIP Genius. ✝

  70. M.... B....

    A Landmark right here.

    M.... B....

    Yes sir. The Academy knew they couldn't deny the undeniable brilliance of Foxx as Ray.

  71. a.... p....

    gone ray put ya foot down, ok

  72. E.... K....

    The lady at 1.46 knows how to shake that thing...👌

  73. A.... G....

    I’m 5 years old and I don’t like this music

    A.... G....

    chupa pinga

  74. A.... e....

    😎👌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

  75. m.... ....

    brilliant

  76. R.... M....

    Gonna tell yo mama...gonna tell yo Pa....gonna send yo ass back to Arkansas

    R.... M....

    'cause you won't do right.

  77. M.... F....

    I don't know any other singer who could just create a song out of thin air. Genius.

  78. D.... D....

    Jamie Foxx is an amazing musician, actor, director, comedian, rapper and song writer. God bless you Jamie Foxx and your million talents!

  79. f.... m....

    If only he could have seen how much joy he brought to so many people and lives

  80. f.... m....

    Ray Charles and many others really and honestly shows and teaches us that GOD never gives us more than we can bare. Ray has done things that us able bodied would have never thought possible.we still complain over silly stuff.

  81. R.... ....

    This was a good movie

  82. f.... m....

    RAY CHARLES WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST HANDS DOWN.

  83. D.... ....

    If I did something like this i'm pretty sure I would forget the lyrics the next day, Ray is a legend

  84. E.... H....

    Vraimon super

  85. R.... M....

    BABY IT'S ALRIGHT.

  86. R.... M....

    Jamie Foxx got that roll down pat!

  87. L.... L....

    Jamie foxx looked like he was having the time of his life with his portrayal of Ray Charles. He deserved that Oscar

  88. E.... W....

    Es increíble escuchar su música y sentir que se te eriza la piel.

  89. S.... K....

    I love when the sax gay say pa pa pa pa pa

  90. R.... M....

    Awwww mama.....don't you treat me wrong.   Come & love your daddy all night long.

  91. R.... M....

    Gonna tell yo mama...tell your pa gonna send your ass back to Arkansas...'cause you won't do right.....

  92. R.... M....

    Baby it's alright

  93. R.... M....

    Frank Sinatra once said "He's (Ray Charles) the only real genius we have in this business."

    R.... M....

    He definitely had a point on that one

    R.... M....

    A good idea not apart of your comment I know dumb but how about a biopic of Frank sinatra

    R.... M....

    Oh damn!

  94. R.... M....

    The man composed this song...on the spot!

  95. k.... ....

    Thank you for using my son video I miss him so he was my heart. Charles Ray Carter is name.

  96. A.... R....

    i love the movie RAY its the best blackpeople movie but i hate when he died in 2004

  97. g.... g....

    Without me having to look it up real quick after reading all the comments, whose voice is actually singing? Jamie Foxx or Ray Charles?

  98. R.... M....

    "Tell yo mama....tell your pa....gonna send yo ass back so Arkansas....'cause you won't do right."

  99. S.... ....

    I never expected this video to hit 100 views, let alone 1 million views! Thanks everyone :)

    S.... ....

    3,5 milions bro !
    support from 🇮🇹

    S.... ....

    Keep up the good work listen everyday I'm from Saint Lucia the Caribbean love your channel

    S.... ....

    Keep it up. I see 3.7million+

    S.... ....

    Ray is and will always The Man !

    S.... ....

    3.9 million brooo