Waters Ethel - If You Can't Hold the Man You Love lyrics

Waters Ethel Miscellaneous If You Can't Hold the Man You Love "My sermon for the Sabbath Day," Said Parson Johnson Brown "Is going to of interest to every gal in town; Mandy Lee has done told me Her man is gone away That will be the subject Which I'll preach about today." If you can't hold the man you love Don't cry when he's gone; If you can't keep a good man down Don't you carry on! First I want you gals to know A little fact I've known It takes more than a radio To keep a man at home! And some night when you're alone Waitin' for the dawn Listen, sisters, listen while I warn, doggone: You can't mail a letter if it isn't stamped You can't reform a man, but he can be revamped! If you can't hold the man you love Don't cry when he's gone! You can't hold a bird unless you feed him seeds You can't hold a dog without the bones he needs If a monkey don't get peanuts, why, you'll find him gone; You can't hold a chicken 'less you feed him corn; You can't hold a seal unless you feed him fish You even got to grant a baby's slightest wish And just as sure as there's a lord above You can't hold a man unless you give him love! If you can't hold the man you love Don't cry when he's gone; If you can't keep a good man down Don't you carry on! The secret, ladies, is to know Just what your man desires Learn to cultivate the tastes His appetite requires And some night when you're alone Waitin' for the dawn Listen, sisters, listen while I warn, doggone: You better get wise, realize the truth! Keep your home fires burnin' for your flame in you If you can't hold the man you love Don't cry when he's gone! I'm preachin' Don't cry when he's gone!