(I Want To Be) Seduced

Words & Music:

Gary Richard Tigerman

This has been most notably recorded by Peggy Lee, Leon Redbone & Richard Dreyfuss. It is a great song! I've got the Leon Redbone version up top & the original lyrics (no chords) on the bottom. Enjoy!

[n.c.] C [n.c.] G

I want to be seduced. Want a woman to take me out to dinner for two;

Like to see her eyes get moony,

Flirting with the thought of what flirting ought to do.

Like to be real cool. Let her think about getting little me in bed.

Care to chat about Magna Carta, Puerta Vallarta, something's gonna be said.

BRIDGE:

C F D/f# C C/B C/Bb A7

I might demur politely, alter slightly if she tried to fondle my--- knee.

F G F7

But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me.

I want to be seduced. Want a woman to talk to me suggestively.

Want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning

Drinking hot Jasmine tea.

Want her to make me laugh. Make a point of touching me when she talks.

Leaving all the jealous men in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk.

BRIDGE: [new words]

I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie.

F G C F

That I find myself a woman that wouldn't mind seducing me

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:

FINAL BRIDGE:

I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie.

F G

That I find myself a woman that wouldn't mind seducing...

C C/B C/Bb A7

Starting from the moment when we've been introduced...

F G C

I'd like to find a woman that wouldn't mind seducing me!

Original Lyrics:

I wanna be seduced. Let a woman talk to me suggestively.

Wanna know that she'd like me to be with her tomorrow morning

Drinkin' hot Jasmine tea.

I want her to make me laugh. (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

Make a point about touching me when she talks. (Uhhmm-ho-ho-hmm!)

Leaving all the jealous guys in the place to mumble in their wine and gawk.

I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie,

That I find myself a woman that understands about seducing me.

I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie,

That I find myself a woman who understands about seducing...

I'll dream about the moon until she'll introduce herself...

I'm imagining a woman who understands seducing me.

I want to be seduced. I want a woman to take me out to dinner for two.

I want to see her eyes gettin' moody,

Flirtin' with the thought of what flirtin' can lead to.

I want to act real cool, have her think about gettin' little me in bed.

Have a chat about Magna Charta, or Puerto Vallarta, or somethin' Gandhi said.

I might demur politely, falter slightly, if she starts to fondle my knee.

But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me.

I want to be seduced. I want a woman to talk to me suggestively.

I want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning,

Drinking hot Jasmine tea

I want her to make me laugh, make a point of touching me when she talks.

Leaving all the jealous guys in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk.

I wanna be seduced. I wanna a woman to take me out to dinner for two.

I'd like to see her eyes get moony,

Flirting with the thought of what a little flirting outta to do.

I'd like to be real cool. Let her figure out what I really mean, instead

Of havin' a chat about African genesis, psychokinesis or something Stanislavsky said.

I might demure politely or falter slightly, if she tries to fondle my knee.

But I'm relatively certain that I'd come across if I know me.

I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie,

That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me.

I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie,

That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing,

Starting from the moment that we'd been introduced,

That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me.