(William Stevenson / Norman Whitfield)

 

Well, well, I once believed

All fellas were nice

But girls, listen to me

And take my advice

A-girls, you'd better get yourselves

On the right track

'Cause finding a good man, girls

Is like finding a 

(Needle in a haystack)

A-what did I say, girls?

(Needle in a haystack)

 

Girls, those fellas are sly, slick and shy, yeah

Oh, don't you ever let them catch you looking starry-eyed

They'll tell you that their love is true

And they'll walk right over you

Now girls, you'd better know these things

A-right off a-the bat

'Cause finding a good man, girls

Is like finding a 

(Needle in a haystack)

What did I say, girls?

(Needle in a haystack)

Hey, hey, hey, hey

 

Well, now girls, I say, I'm tellin' you the natural facts

'Cause finding a good man, girls

Is like finding a 

(Needle in a haystack)

What did I say, girls?

(Needle in a haystack)

 

I'm telling you, girls

You'd better look before you leap

Still water sometimes is a-very deep

You'll be in sorrow when you discover

That you're just his pasttime lover

Girls, you'd better know these things

A-right off a-the bat

'Cause finding a good man, girls

Is like finding a 

(Needle in a haystack)

What did I say, girls?

(Needle in a haystack)

 

I say you'd better take heed

And listen to me

You'd better play hard to get 

Or you're gonna regret

The day you were born, yeah

A-when you leaves you alone

I bet, you'd better regret

Oh, you'd better regret