George Gershwin — A Woman Is a Sometime Thing

[JAKE] Listen to yo' daddy warn you 'Fore you start a-traveling Woman may born you Love you and mourn you But a woman is a sometime thing Yes a woman is a sometime thing [ROBBINS] Oh, a woman is a sometime thing [JAKE] 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 yo' woman comes to claim you 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing Yes a woman is a sometime thing [SPORTIN' LIFE] Oh, a woman is a sometime thing [JAKE] Don't you never let a woman grieve you Jus' 'cause she got yo' weddin' ring She'll love you and deceive you Then she'll take yo' clothes and leave you 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing Yes a woman is a sometime thing [JAKE AND VILLAGERS] Yes a woman is a sometime thing Yes a woman is a sometime thing [JAKE] There now, what I tell ya? He's asleep already