Lyrics A Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Ella Fitzgerald
JAKE(To
Clara)
What,
that
chile
ain't
asleep
yet?
Give
him
to
me.
I'll
fix
him
for
you.(Jake
takes
the
baby
from
Clara)
Lissen
to
yo'
daddy
warn
you,'
Fore
you
start
a-travelling,
Woman
may
born
you,
love
you
and
mourn
you,
But
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing,
Yes,
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing.
MINGOOh,
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing.
JAKEYo'
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.
SPORTING
LIFEOh,
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing.
JAKEDon't
you
never
let
a
woman
grieve
you
Jus'
cause
she
got
yo'
weddin'
ring.
She'll
love
you
and
deceive
you,
Take
yo'
clothes
and
leave
you'
Cause
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing.
ALLYes,
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing.
Yes,
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing,
Yes,
a
woman
is
a
sometime
thing.
JAKEThere
now,
what
I
tells
you;
he's
asleep
already.
(Baby
wails)(Men
at
crap
game
laugh).
1 A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
2 What You Want Wid Bess?
3 There's a Boat
4 Summertime
5 Overture
6 Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way
7 Oh, Doctor Jesus
8 My Man's Gone Now
9 Medley: Here Come the Honey Man / Crab Man / Oh, Dey's so Fresh and Fine (Strawberry Woman)
10 It Ain't Necessarily So
11 I Wants To Stay Here
12 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
13 Buzzard Song
14 Bess You Is My Woman Now
15 Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess?
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