Listen to yo' daddy warn you

'Fore you start a-traveling

Woman may born you, love you and mourn you

But a woman is a sometime thing

Yes a woman is a sometime thing

Yo' mammy is the first to name you

Then she'll tie you to her apron string

Then she'll shame you and she'll blame you

Till yo' [bad word] to claim you

'Cause a woman is a sometime thing

Yes a woman is a sometime thing

Don't you never let a woman grieve you

Jus' 'cause she got yo' weddin' ring

She'll love you and deceive you

Then she'll take yo' clothes and leave you

'Cause a woman is a sometime thing

Yes a woman is a sometime thing

Yes a woman is a sometime thing

Yes a woman is a sometime thing