Alberta Hunter — You Can Take My Man But You Cant Keep Him Long

[Verse] Down in Alabam' lived a guy called Sam He had a gal, a seal skin brown Until a brand-new vampire came to town Stole Sam right away He was with her night and day [?] regular was there And I heard her whisper "I don't care" [Chorus] Now you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long You can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong 'Cause he loves nobody but me Lord, [?], you will see When you wake up some morning and find your good man gone Now you can take my man, and I won't get mad with you 'Cause he's sweet, kind, stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do Strut your stuff, go on girl He's yours now, but I'll tell the world You can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long [Chorus] Lord, you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long Oh, you can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong 'Cause he loves nobody but me Lord, [?], you will see When you wake up some morning, find your good man gone Now you can take my man, and I won't get mad with you 'Cause he's sweet, kind, stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do Now there's only way to keep your man from me You'll have to buy him a flat with lock and key So you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long