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Man Smart (Woman Smarter)    (1936)

I say let us put man and a woman together
To find out which one is smarter
Some say men but I say no
The women got the men beat they should know

And not me but the people they say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way

That's right de woman is uh smarter
That's right de woman is uh smarter
That's right de woman is uh smarter
That's right, that's right

Ah, ever since the world began
Woman was always teaching man
And if you listen to my bid attentively
I goin' tell you how she smarter than he

Garden of Eden was very nice
Adam never work in paradise
Eve meet snake, paradise gone
She make Adam work from that day on

And not me but the people they say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way

Samson was the strongest man long ago
No one could a beat him, as we all know
Until he clashed with Delilah on top of de bed
She told him all the strength was in the hair of his head

And not me but the people they say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way

That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right, that's right

Ah you meet a girl at a pretty dance
Thinking that you would stand a chance
Take her home, thinking she's alone
Open de door you find her husband home

Not me but the people they say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way

That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right, that's right

I was treating a girl independently
She was making baby for me
When the baby born and I went to see
Eyes was blue, it was not by me

And not me but the people they say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way
Oh yes, smarter

Lyrics by Norman Span (King Radio).
Recorded by Norman Span (King Radio); Joan Baez; Harry Belafonte; the Carpenters; Rosanne Cash; many others.

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