You Can Take My Man But You Can't Keep Him Long

Down in Alabam' lived a guy called Sam

He had a gal, a seal skin brown

Until a brand-new vampire came to town

Stole Sam right away

He was with her night and day

And gave his regular gal the air

And I heard her whisper "I don't care"

Now you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long

You can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong

'Cause he loves nobody but me

Lord, and presently, you will see

When you wake up some morning and find your good man gone

Now you can take my man, and I won't get mad with you

'Cause he's sweet, kind, stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do

Strut your stuff, go on girl

He's yours now, but I'll tell the world

You can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long

Lord, you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long

Oh, you can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong

'Cause he loves nobody but me

Lord, and presently, you will see

When you wake up some morning, find your good man gone

Now you can take my man, and I won't get mad with you

'Cause he's sweet, kind, stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do

Now there's only way to keep your man from me

You'll have to buy him a flat with lock and key

So you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long