Louis Armstrong — A Woman Is a Sometime Thing

What, that chile ain't asleep yet? Give him to me I'll fix him for you Lissen to yo' daddy warn you 'Fore you start a-travelling Woman may born you, love you and mourn you But a woman is a sometime thing Yes, a woman is a sometime thing Oh, 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 yo' woman comes to claim you 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing Yes, a woman is a sometime thing Oh, a woman is a sometime thing Don't you never let a woman grieve you Just 'cause she got yo' weddin' ring She'll love you and deceive you Take yo' clothes and leave you 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing 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 tells you; he's asleep already