(Hey Mister there's something you ought to know)

You're shaking the hand that's shaking your world to pieces

Don't you understand that the time and place were right

To you she's a wife but to me she's a lot of woman

And you're shaking the hand that held something of yours last night



There's not much to say and no easy way to say it

In less than  a day three worlds are upside down

If the needs of a wife are neglected in life she'll go wrong to make things right

And you're shaking the hand that held something of yours last night

You're shaking the hand...

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You're shaking the hand...

Yes you're shaking the hand that held something of yours last night