The song is essentially a long description of a know-it-all confidence trickster character who is a "man with a plan", who has a slick answer to all his critics and who has "a counterfeit dollar in his hand." It has been alleged that this is a reference to United States' President Richard Nixon. The song was released again in 1977 in both the UK and US as the B-side to " Sir Duke". Towards the end of the song the mood changes to a stronger feel, more strident singing and with hand-claps emphasising the beat, half-beat and quarter-beat. Willie Weeks, on electric bass, is the only other musician.
Ethereal flute-like sounds are provided by his TONTO modular synthesiser. The song takes the form of a mellow ballad with a steady beat, principally a solo performance with Wonder providing lead vocal, background vocal, piano, drums, handclaps and congas. " He's Misstra Know-It-All" is a single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla ( Motown) label, from his Innervisions album, which reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1974. He's Misstra Know-It-All (album version) on YouTube
1974 single by Stevie Wonder "He's Misstra Know-It-All"
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