JAKE

 (To Clara)

 What, that chile ain't asleep yet? Give him to me.

 I'll fix him for you.

 (Jake takes the baby from Clara)



 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.



 MINGO

 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.



 SPORTING 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,

 Take yo' clothes and leave you

 'Cause a woman is a sometime thing.



 ALL

 Yes, a woman is a sometime thing.

 Yes, a woman is a sometime thing,

 Yes, a woman is a sometime thing.



 JAKE

 There now, what I tells you; he's asleep already.



 (Baby wails)

 (Men at crap game laugh).