NEVER TRUST A WOMAN
(Jenny Lou Carson)


Red Foley & The Cumberland Valley Boys - 1947
Tex Williams & His Western Caravan - 1947
Tiny Hill & The Cactus Cutups - 1947
Bob Atcher with Randy Atcher & His Swingin' Cowboys - 1947
Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage - 1947
Phil Harris - 1948



If you ain't a man with a lot of guts
A doggone woman will drive you nuts
You can't trust one to the corner nowadays

You gotta watch your doors , she'll cheat you blind
A woman ain't got but a one-track mind
You'll find out, Bud, it's the man that always pays

She'll feed you a line that'll turn your head
You'll marry her and when you're in bed
She's gonna go through all the pockets in your coat and pants

And if you object there'll be a big fight
And chances are it'll last all night
I'm telling you, man, you just ain't got a chance

Never, never trust a woman
You'll be sorry if you do
Never, never trust a woman
She'll make a monkey out o' you

You know women are handy around the house
But they can't be trusted by man nor mouse
It's a shame the way they drag a good man down

And it's a well known fact they talk too much
They dig up dirt about the neighbours and such
Then they Paul Revere the gossip 'round the town

You'll blow your top when they get in your hair
They'll drive you to drink and, man, I swear
You're gonna wish that you'd never seen the light of day

And I'm a-tipping you off, your goose is cooked
When one of them females get you hooked
So you better think it over, brother, while you may

Never, never trust a woman 
You'll be sorry if you do
Never, never trust a woman
She'll make a monkey out o' you

I'm telling you, man, it's a dirty shame
To come home late from a poker game
To a little woman that you know is just gonna give you heck

She's gonna be sittin' there alone with a rolling pin
She's gonna let you have it when you walk in
And when she gets through, man, you're really gonna be a wreck

And if you've had a nip, she smells your breath
She'll start in nagging you half to death
And, brother, you gotta put up with that for life

'Cause the preacher he said for better or worse
Until you take your ride that big black hearse
Man, you just naturally got yourself a wife

Never, never trust a woman
You'll be sorry if you do
Never, never trust a woman
She'll make a monkey out o' you

Man, I just gotta have another sack o' peanuts!



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2019)