Listen to your daddy warn you 'Fore you start travelling Woman may born you, love you and mourn you But a woman is a sometime thing Yes, a woman is a sometime thing Your 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 'Cause she got your weddin' ring She'll love you and deceive you She'll take your clothes and leave you 'Cause, yes, a woman is a sometime thing Oh, a woman is a sometime thing ♪ Listen to your daddy warn you 'Fore you start a travelling Woman may born you, love you and mourn you But, yes a woman is a sometime thing Yes, 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 your woman comes to claim you Yeah, a woman is a sometime thing Yes, a woman is a sometime thing ♪ And don't you never let a woman grieve you 'Cause she's got your weddin' ring She'll love you and deceive you She'll take your clothes and leave you 'Cause, yes, a woman is a sometime thing Yes, a woman is a sometime thing Yes, a woman is a sometime thing There now, what I tell you, he's asleep already