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[Verse 1]
EWorkin' man you better wake up, Ayou've been asleep too Elong
Workin' man you better Awake up, you've been asleep too lEong
Nothin' but these B7pimps and gigolos, that's goin' 'round breakin' up your Ehome
[Verse 2]
EYou go home sometime and there's no supper, Ayour wife is even cross with yEou
You Ago home sometime and find no supper, your wife is even cross with yEou
It's just some B7no-good rat showin' her the place, where she don't need a man like Eyou
[Verse 3]
EI've got some friends, Asupposed to be every good man in Etown
I've gAot some friends, supposed to be every good man in Etown
Soon aB7s my back is turned, they're tryin' to tear my playhouse Edown
[Verse 4]
ENow some of these married women's so dumb, Athey don't even know the night from Edawn
Some Aof these married women's so dumb, they don't even know the night from Edawn
But put B7them chasin' some other woman's man, they got more brains than anybody in Etown
[Verse 5]
ENow some of these married women's so wild, Atheir husbands they can't even undersEtand
Some oAf these married women's so wild, their husbands can't even underEstand
All they B7think about, is chasin' some other woman's mEan
[Verse 6]
ENow a good woman will say sometime, Athat every man is just the samEe
A Agood woman will say sometime, that every man is just the sEame
But men B7when we look into it, these home-wreckers is just to Eblame
[Verse 7]
ESometime we give a social party, tAo make 'em happy as we cEan
SometAime we give a social party, to make 'em happy as we Ecan
There will B7be some no-good woman, to lead your wife to some no-good Eman

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Men Get Wise To Yourself

by Lonnie Johnson

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[Verse 1]

E A E

Workin' man you better wake up, you've been asleep too long

A E

Workin' man you better wake up, you've been asleep too long

B7 E

Nothin' but these pimps and gigolos, that's goin' 'round breakin' up your home

[Verse 2]

E A E

You go home sometime and there's no supper, your wife is even cross with you

A E

You go home sometime and find no supper, your wife is even cross with you

B7 E

It's just some no-good rat showin' her the place, where she don't need a man like you

[Verse 3]

E A E

I've got some friends, supposed to be every good man in town

A E

I've got some friends, supposed to be every good man in town

B7 E

Soon as my back is turned, they're tryin' to tear my playhouse down

[Verse 4]

E A E

Now some of these married women's so dumb, they don't even know the night from dawn

A E

Some of these married women's so dumb, they don't even know the night from dawn

B7 E

But put them chasin' some other woman's man, they got more brains than anybody in town

[Verse 5]

E A E

Now some of these married women's so wild, their husbands they can't even understand

A E

Some of these married women's so wild, their husbands can't even understand

B7 E

All they think about, is chasin' some other woman's man

[Verse 6]

E A E

Now a good woman will say sometime, that every man is just the same

A E

A good woman will say sometime, that every man is just the same

B7 E

But men when we look into it, these home-wreckers is just to blame

[Verse 7]

E A E

Sometime we give a social party, to make 'em happy as we can

A E

Sometime we give a social party, to make 'em happy as we can

B7 E

There will be some no-good woman, to lead your wife to some no-good man

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