Jerry Bock
Was born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 23rd, 1928. Thirty years later, he and Sheldon Harnick gave birth to THE BODY BEAUTIFUL in Philadelphia. Next, Jule Styne and Tommy Valano helped Bock, Larry Holofcener and George Weiss into writing MR. WONDERFUL starring Sammy Davis Jr. The title song and “Too Close For Comfort” are still going strong. Bock and Harnick’s collaboration yielded five scores in seven years. "THE BODY BEAUTIFUL", "FIORELLO!" (winner of Broadway’s triple crown: The Tony Award, The New York Critics’ Circle Award and The Pulitzer Prize in drama). "TENDERLOIN, SHE LOVES ME" - (winner of Variety’s poll of critics as best musical), "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" - (nine Tonys, notably the citation for best musical of the year), "THE APPLE TREE" and "THE ROTHSCHILDS". Since then, Bock and Harnick were triply honoured by being inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, receiving the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Spirit of American Creativity Award from the Foundation for a Creative America.
Larry Holofcener
Larry Holofcener's career spans forty
years in the theatre. His plays and
musicals have been performed on
Broadway, where he has performed and
in the West End.
He is a published novelist, poet and
lyricist. Since 1979 his skills as a
sculptor have become pre-eminent. His
work is exhibited, commissioned or sold
worldwide with 'Allies', a life-size
sculpture of Sir Winston Churchill and
Franklin Roosevelt becoming a major
tourist attraction in London's Bond
Street.

Too Close For Comfort

Words & music by:-
Larry Holofcener & Jerry Bock

Be wise, be smart, behave, my heart
Don't upset your cart when she's so close
Be soft, be sweet, but be discreet
Don't go off your feet, she's so close for comfort

Too close, too close for comfort, please, not again
Too close, too close to know just when to say "When

Be firm, be fair, be sure, beware
On your guard, take care, while there's such temptation

One thing leads to another
Too late to run for cover
She's much too close for comfort now

Too close, too close for comfort, please, not again
Too close, too close to know just when to say "When"

Be firm and be fair, be sure, beware
On your guard, take care, while there's such temptation

One thing leads to another
Too late to run for cover
She's much too close for comfort now

Too close, much too close
She's much too close for comfort now

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