?Fore you start a-traveling
  Woman may born you, love you and mourn you
  But a woman is a sometime thing
  Yes 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

  Don?t you never let a woman grieve you
  Jus? ?cause she got yo? weddin? ring
  She?ll love you and deceive you
  Then she?ll 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