| What, that chile ain’t asleep yet? |
| Give him to me
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| I’ll fix him for you
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| Lissen to yo' daddy warn you
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| 'Fore you start a-travelling
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| Woman may born you, love you and mourn you
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| But a woman is a sometime thing
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| Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
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| Oh, a woman is a sometime thing
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| Yo' mammy is the first to name you
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| Then she’ll tie you to her apron string
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| Then she’ll shame you and she’ll blame you
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| Till yo' woman comes to claim you
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| 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing
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| Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
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| Oh, a woman is a sometime thing
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| Don’t you never let a woman grieve you
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| Just 'cause she got yo' weddin' ring
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| She’ll love you and deceive you
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| Take yo' clothes and leave you
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| 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing
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| Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
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| Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
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| Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
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| There now, what I tells you; |
| he’s asleep already |