Lyr ADD: It's Hard to Be Humble (Mac Davis)

Subject: Origins: I NEED some help, quickly!
From: GUEST
Date: 09 May 05 - 06:47 PM

Please, my grandfather is soon to pass, and my grandmother has a list of songs she wants to play. The quest I'm on is to find out if there is a studio recording of ... Oh lord, it's hard to be humble by Mac Davis. I'm almost positive that the song was recorded with the crowd and that is the only version. If it is, does anyone know of any covers? Besides the Wild Oats n' Honey band. Thank you for your help!

Subject: RE: Origins: I NEED some help, quickly!
From: Stewie
Date: 09 May 05 - 07:24 PM

Gracenote lists a few besides Mac Davis: CLICK HERE.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Origins: I NEED some help, quickly!
From: Gypsy
Date: 09 May 05 - 10:10 PM

MAC DAVIS / 36 ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS


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Hard to be Humble is the first in the lineup......spendy, think around 35$ USD. Might be less on Amazon, which you can do thru Mudcat......and benefit this site!

Subject: RE: Origins: I NEED some help, quickly!
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 09 May 05 - 11:44 PM

Real Country Archives, page 6- It's Hard to Be Humble, Mac Davis. Play and download.
Record Lady

Subject: RE: I NEED some help, quickly! Hard to be humble
From: Joe Offer
Date: 10 May 05 - 05:01 AM

Hi - I checked a number of Mac Davis recordings, and they all seem to be the same cut, the live version with the audience audible in the background. As far as I can tell, he must not have put a studio recording on any of his albums.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: I NEED some help, quickly! Hard to be humble
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 10 May 05 - 03:21 PM

"Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble,
When you're perfect in every way.
I can't stand to look in the mirror,
I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me.
I must be one hell of a man
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
But I'm doin' the best that I can"

CHEERS

Nigel

Subject: RE: I NEED some help, quickly! Hard to be humble
From: Blackcatter
Date: 10 May 05 - 03:27 PM

I believe you're right Joe. I've never heard of a studio version of the song and I've been into "novelty" songs for 25+ years.

Subject: RE: I NEED some help, quickly! Hard to be humble
From: Joe Offer
Date: 10 May 05 - 03:56 PM

It's a great song, though. I learned it from Charlie Pruitt, who worked with me for many years. Charlie would come into the office in the morning, grin at himself in the mirror, comb the two hairs on the top of his head, and sing that song.
Cracked me up every time, and it brings back memories of Charlie every time I hear that song. May Charlie's ornery old soul rest in peace. I miss him.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: I NEED some help, quickly! Hard to be humble
From: Blackcatter
Date: 10 May 05 - 04:14 PM

It's one of my favorites too Joe - and always a crowd pleaser. Fun to share that with peole and have a couple of them come up to you and say they love it but never heard it before.

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE (Mac Davis)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 May 07 - 12:31 AM

Gene sent me this link - he said it was my chance to see Joe Offer on U-tube.
-Joe, the essence of humility-

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Here are the lyrics:

It's Hard to Be Humble
----------------------
recorded by Mac Davis
tabbed by Greg Vaughn [e-mail]

 Chorus
 
 A  D                                                        A7
 Oh Lord it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way
 
                                                                     D
 I can't wait to look in the mirror 'cause I get better lookin' each day
 
                            D7                  G
 To know me is to love me I must be a hell of a man
 
                                        A7                    D
 Oh Lord it's hard to be humble but I'm doing the best that I can
 
 
 1:
   D       G      D                                           A7
 I used to have a girlfriend but I guess she just couldn't compete
 
                                                               D
 With all of these love-starved women who keep clamoring at my feet
 
                                             D7                          G
 Well, I prob'ly could find me another but I guess they're all in awe of me
 
                       D                 A7                    D
 Who cares I never get lonesome 'cause I treasure my own company
 
 

2:
I guess you could say I'm a loner a cowboy outlaw tough and proud
Oh I could have lots of friends if I wanna but then I wouldn't stand
         out in a crowd
Some folks say that I'm egotistical hell, I don't even know what that means
I guess it has something to do with the way that I fill out my skin-tight
         bluejeans

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It's Hard to Be Humble (Mac Davis)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Aug 22 - 02:29 PM

Joe - fix this

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It's Hard to Be Humble (Mac Davis)
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Aug 22 - 03:07 PM

In 1981 a Dutch version by Peter Blankers was big in the Netherlands:

't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven
Wanneer je zo goed bent als ik
Zo stoer, zo charmant en zo aardig
Dat zie je in één ogenblik.

Ik denk als ik kijk in de spiegel
"Daar staat een geweldige vent"
't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven
Voor een kerel met zoveel talent.

Ja, ja.

De allermooiste meiden
Die mij eenmaal hebben gezien
Die vallen meteen aan m'n voeten
Aan iedere teen minstens tien.

Ik lig zelfs goed bij de mannen
Maar dat geeft me ook al geen kick
Want 'r is er niet een op de wereld
Die zo goed en volmaakt is als ik.

't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven
Wanneer je zo goed bent als ik (Zo stoer)
Zo stoer, zo charmant en zo aardig (Doe effe mee!)
Dat zie je in één ogenblik.

Ik denk als ik kijk in de spiegel (Wat zie je dan?)
"Daar staat een geweldige vent"
't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven
Voor een kerel met zoveel talent.

Ja, ja
Zo zit dat.

Ik wil ook geen filmcarriere
Zoals Hauer, De Gooijer, Krabbé
En dat is voor hun dan weer mazzel
Zo hou ik ze uit de WW.

Als ik m'n talent zou benutten
Dan was ik de top of the bill
Hoewel het gewoon is, dan krijg je kapsones
En da's nou net wat ik niet wil.

't Is
Kom op, waar zitten die zangers, kom op?

't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven
Wanneer je zo goed bent als ik (Zo stoer)
Zo stoer, zo charmant en zo aardig (Dat zie je)
Dat zie je in één ogenblik (Ik denk).

Ik denk als ik kijk in de spiegel (Wat staat daar?)
"Daar staat een geweldige vent"
't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven
Voor een kerel met zoveel talent.

Ieder voor zich!
Voor een kerel met zoveel talent

Subject: ADD: It's Hard to Be Humble (Mac Davis)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Jan 23 - 03:51 PM

IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE
(Mac Davis)

[Spoken Intro]
Back a few months ago, I was headlinin' a great big nightclub
And they put me up a couple days early, I came in a couple days early
And they put me up in what they call the "Star Suite"
Now here I am, headlinin' in one of the biggest nightclubs
In the country and I wake up at eight o'clock in the morning
In this "Star Suite" all by myself

Crowd: Awwww

Mac: Yeah, that's what I said, "Awwwww."
But I did what I've always done, man, to cheer myself up
I picked up my guitar, I sat down and I wrote me a little song
Now this is how it feels to be alone at the top of the hill
Tryin' to figure out why

[Chorus]
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror
'Cause I get better lookin' each day
To know me is to love me
I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
But I'm doin' the best that I can!

[Verse 1]
I used to have a girlfriend
But I guess she just couldn't compete
With all of these love-starved women
Who keep clamoring at my feet
Well I probably could find me another
But I guess they're all in awe of me
Who cares? I never get lonesome
'Cause I treasure my own company

[Chorus]
Ohh
Lord, it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way
(Can't wait to look in the mirror)
I can't wait to look in the mirror
(Help me out now, come on)
I get better lookin' each day
(To know me is to what?)
To know me is to love me
(Must be a hell of a man)
I must be a hell of a man
(Oh Lord, it's hard)
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
(When you doin' what?)
We're doin' the best that we can

I guess you could say I'm a loner
A cowboy outlaw, tough and proud
Well, I could have lotsa friends if I wanted
But then I wouldn't stand out from the crowd
Some folks say that I'm "egotistical"
Hell, I don't even know what that means!
I guess it has something to do with the way
That I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans

[Chorus]
Ohh
(Come on, where's all the kickers in here?!)
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
(When you're perfect in every way)
When you're perfect in every way
(Can't wait to look in the mirror)
I can't wait to look in the mirror
(Cause I get better lookin')
I get better lookin' each day
(To know me is to what?)
To know me is to love me
(Must be a hell of a man)
I must be a hell of a man
(Oh Lord, it's hard)
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
(What are we doin'?)
We're doin' the best that we can
(One more time, what are we doin'?)
We're doing the best that we can!
Give yourselves a hand
Yee-haw

Mac Davis recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WTrMuZOZvM

Willie Nelson recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdZ5wY9XxdA