Lyrics You Can Take My Man but You Can't Keep Him - Alberta Hunter

You Can Take My Man but You Can't Keep Him

Down in Alabam' lived a guy called Sam
He had a gal, a pure-skin brown
Until a brand-new vampire came to town
Stole Sam right away
He was with her night and day
And when
And I heard her whisper «I don’t care»
Now you can take my man, but you sure can’t keep him long
You can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong
'Cause he loves nobody but me
Lord,, you’ll see
When you wake up some morning, find your good man gone
Now you can take my man, and I won’t get mad with you
Oh, 'cause he’s so stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do
Strut your stuff, go on girl
He’s yours now, but I’ll tell the world
You can take my man, but you sure can’t keep him long
Lord, you can take my man, but you sure can’t keep him long
Oh, you can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong
'Cause he loves nobody but me
Lord,, you’ll see
When you wake up some morning, find your good man gone
Now you can take my man, and I won’t get mad with you
Oh, 'cause he’s so stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do
, he’s the man for me
You’ll have to buy him a pot of tea
You can take my man, but you sure can’t keep him long