Mr Wonderful

"Mr Wonderful" is a song by The Residents, which opens their concept album Demons Dance Alone, released in April 2002 by Ralph America and Euro Ralph. The song, with a reprise titled "Life Would Be Wonderful", was also featured in the album's live show, which toured America and Europe between October 2002 and September 2003.
In 2005, "Mr Wonderful" was arranged into a medley with "Betty's Body" for the group's 33rd Anniversary mini-tour, The Way We Were. In January 2023, the song was performed by the acapella men's choir Conspiracy of Beards at The Residents' 50th Anniversary secret show at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
==Lyrics==
===Original version (2002)===
 Life would be wonderful
 Life would be wonderful
 If I was a little taller
 If I was not quite so old
 If my raincoat had a collar
 To help me keep away the cold
 If my little mouse named Norman
 Was still alive inside the sock
 He used to keep himself so cozy
 Inside his little cardboard box
 If I had a nice location
 To sit where people passing by
 Looked like they were on vacation
 And helped me buy some pecan pie
 If I could afford a breakfast
 Of bacon, toast and scrambled eggs
 If I hadn't been so reckless
 When I lost my other leg
 If there was an open doorway
 Where I could be warm and dry
 And visit with some memories
 I made once upon a time
 Life would be wonderful
==List of releases==
*Demons Dance Alone (2002) San Anselmo studio recording, November 2001 - March 2002 (3:47)
*Demons Dance Alone DVD (2003) Demons Dance Alone live recording, Warsaw Theater, New York City, November 15th 2002 Demons Dance Alone live recording, Warsaw Theater, New York City, November 15th 2002 ("Life Would Be Wonderful" reprise)
*The Way We Were (2005) The Way We Were live recording, Australia, March 2005 (3:53)
*Demonic! The Residents Live In Oslo! (2012) Demons Dance Alone live recording, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway, February 27th 2003 ("Wonderful 1") Demons Dance Alone live recording, Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway, February 27th 2003 ("Wonderful 2")
*80 Aching Orphans (2017) 
*Demons Dance Alone pREServed CD edition (2024) San Anselmo studio demo recording, ca. November 2001 The Way We Were live rehearsal recording, ca. March 2005 ("Wonderful Betty")
===List of versions===
==See also==
*Demons Dance Alone
*Demons Dance Alone (tour)
*The Way We Were
==External links and references==
*Demons Dance Alone at The Residents Historical
Category:Demons Dance Alone
Category:The Way We Were
Category:50th Anniversary secret show
Category:80 Aching Orphans
Category:Songs