My mother was a black woman, father a black man too And you know 'bout that, nothin' for a yellow woman to do Yellow women are mean and they're evil, crooked on every hand Yes take my advice now boys, and be a black woman's man Yellow women sit around home, wait for payday to come She'll never be good no more, till your next week's work is done Yellow women are mean and they're evil, crooked on every hand Yeah take my advice now boys, and be a black woman's man May think a yellow woman loves you, till it comes to a test She may be your type and kind, I know she's not the best Yellow women are mean and they're evil, they're crooked on every hand - yes! Yes just take my advice now boys, and be a black woman's man I'm crazy 'bout my whiskey, crazy 'bout my gin But you know a yellow woman is crazy 'bout outside men Yellow womens are mean and they're evil, crooked on every hand Why don't you take my advice now boys, and be a black woman's man Play it for me Slim! If you go see a yellow woman, got to have your dollar in your hand Go see a black woman, she gets out her fryin' pan Yellow women are mean and they're evil, crooked on every hand Why don't you take my advice now boys, be a black woman's man