REAL GOOD WOMAN, A
(Johnny & Jonie Mosby)


Jean Shepard - 1968
Johnny & Jonie Mosby - 1969


There oughta be a law against you runnin' around and leavin' me home at night
I tried everything I know how to get you to treat me right
Why in the world did you marry me, I don't understand
How you expect a real good woman to stay with a no-good man

You know I love you with all of my heart and that's the way it should be
But you're spreadin' goodwill all around town that rightfully belongs to me
You want me to honour our marriage vows, but only other hand
How you expect a real good woman to stay with a no-good man

Well, every Friday when you get paid I have to phone and hunt you down
All the bartenders know my voice and they say you're not around
You can take all of your so called friends and keep 'em if you can
But you can't keep a real good woman by bein' a no-good man

Well, every Friday when you get paid I have to phone and hunt you down
All the bartenders know my voice and they say you're not around
You can take all of your so called friends and keep 'em if you can
But you can't keep a real good woman by bein' a no-good man
No, you can't keep a real good woman by bein' a no-good man



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2020)