Trixie Smith — Youve Got To Beat Me To Keep Me

[Verse] I know a gal, peculiar gal Her name is Susie Ann She raises sand to beat the band To aggravate her man She totes knives and pistols Just to keep in trim And when her man ain't knockin' her down This is what she says to him [Chorus] You've got to beat me to keep me 'Cause mama loves a hard-boiled man [?] let no man [cheat] me If he's got a good right hand Beat me up for breakfast, knock me down for tea Black my eye for supper, then you're pleasin' me You've got to beat me to keep me 'Cause mama loves a hard-boiled man [Bridge] Mama don't want no diamond rings And she don't want no swell clothes [?] me, daddy, 'til it stings Across my mouth and nose I don't want no hug and kiss I don't want no love and smile Beat me with your tender fist Papa, like I was your child [Chorus] You've got to beat me to keep me 'Cause mama loves a hard-boiled man [?] let no man [cheat] me If he's got a good right hand Come down in my kitchen, feed off ifs and ands Beat me to a frazzle with your skillets, pots and pans You must beat me to keep me 'Cause mama loves a hard-boiled man