A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING
(George Gershwin)

Recorded by : Louis Armstrong; Harry Belafonte; Center City Brass Quintet;
Ray Charles; Crescent City Orch.; Anita Ellis; Percy Faith; Ella Fitzgerald;
George Gershwin; LeVern Hutcherson; Hank Jones; Edward Matthews; 101 Strings Orch.; 
Paul Robeson; Joe Utterback; When People Were Shorter And Lived Near Water.


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’ woman comes 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