Happy to Make Your Acquaintance

I wonder who that fine chick is standing there
Hey, that's Carmen McRae!
How 'bout I go over there and pick up what she's puttin' down?
Hey Carmen!
Hi, Sam, how are you?
You sure look cool standing on the corner, sure look fine as wine
Come on, we'll go over to Bird land and pick up on some cool jazz

Cool?
Yeah (fine as wine?)
Yeah
Oh, Sam
What's wrong?

When you meet somebody for the first time
There are special things you're supposed to say
Which you may not mean, but they sound polite as can be
Would you like to learn them?

Yeah, I'm all ears
Well then, repeat after me

Happy to make your acquaintance
Oh, that's the squarest thing I've heard in six months
Thank you so much, I feel fine
You mean you're feelin' groovy, Carmen!

Happy to make your acquaintance
Acquaintance?
And let me say the pleasure is mine
You mean you dig makin' the scene?

How do you do? Pleased to know you
Oh, that sounds too square, baby
And though my English is poor
You sound like one of them rock and roll cats

Happy to make your acquaintance
Now, won't you please say, likewise?
You mean like I'm hip?
No, likewise
Oh, you mean like I dig what you're sayin'?
No, likewise
Oh, likewise
I'm sure

Well, if that's the kind of square cats you want to keep company with ya
I'll come on that way if you insist

Happy to make your acquaintance
Oh, that's beautiful, Sam, beautiful
Thank you so much, I feel fine
That's the way to pronounce it, exactly the way

Happy to make your acquaintance
And let me say the pleasure is mine
Such eloquence, beautiful!

How do you do? Pleased to know you
Am I too much? (Oh, too much)
And though my English is poor
Not poor by any means! Rich, rich!

Happy to make your acquaintance
Now, won't you please say, likewise?
Oh, you're roarin', Sam!
Oh, no, likewise
Ah, that's a gas, Sammy!
It's rubbed off! Likewise
I'm sure