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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Stimme und Gesang
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
Klavier
Tom Ladnier
Tom Ladnier
Kornett
Gary Pacheco
Gary Pacheco
Dirigent:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Chris Albertson
Chris Albertson
Produzent:in
Lawrence Cohn
Lawrence Cohn
Ausführende:r Produzent:in
Gary Pacheco
Gary Pacheco
Ausführende:r Produzent:in
David Mitson
David Mitson
Mastering-Ingenieur:in

Lyrics

Men sure is deceitful
They's gettin' worser ev'ry day
Men sure is deceitful
They's gettin' worser ev'ry day
Actin' like a bunch of women
They's just-a gabbin', gabbin', gabbin' away
There's two things got me puzzled
There's two things I can't understand
There's two things got me puzzled
There's two things I can't understand
That's a mannish actin' woman
And a skippin' twistin' woman actin' man
Lord, I used to love a man
He always made my poor heart ache
Yeah I love my man
He makes my poor heart ache
He's crooked as a corkscrew
And evil as a copperhead snake
I knew a certain man who spent a year
Runnin' a poor girl down
I knew a certain man who spent a year
Runnin' a poor girl down
And when she let him kiss her
The fool blabbed it all over town
Written by: Bessie Smith

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