There's a gal in town named Liza
Jones,
And every now and then,
She says her daily occupation
Is stealin' other women's men!
I ain't no bobbed-haired bandit,
I'm just a good gal from the South,
And if she fools with my man,
She might as well stick her head
in the lion's mouth!
'Cause what it takes to black her
eyes,
Sweet mama's got it!
What it takes to make her bid this
world good-bye,
I've got that, too!
If I ever catch her arms around
my man's neck,
As sure as there's a sun,
Next time she goes to buy new gloves,
She'll only have to buy just one!
I don't believe in that old two-time
stuff,
I'm a one-time mama myself,
So she better leave my sweet man
alone,
While she's enjoyin' good health!
'Cause the undertaker man and me
Has found a found a beautiful place,
To park the body of the gal that
steals my man,
And throw sand in her face!
Why, I'll lend you my coat, I'll
lend you my hat,
I'll lend you my dough no matter
where I'm at,
Why, I'll lend you 'most anything
I can,
But please don't ask me for my
man!
If you take my man from me,
Prepare yourself for a long journey,
'Cause no druggist ever kept a
pill,
That will cure you any quicker
than I will!
So, please don't mess 'round with
my man,
If you do, all I've got to say,
They'll know exactly where to find
you at,
On every Decoration Day!
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Jazz and Blues Lyrics Page.
Published 3/6/00.
Ethel Waters starred in both the stage and film version of Cabin in the Sky. The movie also starred Lena Horne and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had minor roles. Waters commented in her remarkable autobiography, His Eye is on the Sparrow, that she didn't enjoy making the movie -- too much behind-the-scenes back-biting.
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