Sippie Wallace adapted this earlier blues song, made it her own and recorded it in 1966. “Women be Wise” was to become her signature song. Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to Wallace, singing her songs in concert and by recording two Sippie Wallace songs on her self-titled 1971 debut album: Women Be Wise a...
Pre-Chorus
Now Women be wise
Keep your mouth shut
Don't advertise your man
Verse
Don't never sit around explaining
Just what your good man really can do
For these women nowadays
They ain't no good
They'll laugh in your face
Then try to steal your man from you
Chorus
Now Women be wise
Keep your mouth shut
And don't advertise your man
Dont’ be no fool
Don’t advertise you man
Now Women be wise
Keep your mouth shut
And don't advertise your man
Modified Verse
Don't never sit around girls
Explaining to your girlfriends just how good your man really is to you
For these women nowadays
They ain't no good
They will laugh in your face
Then try to steal your man from you
Now Women be wise
Keep your mouth shut
And don't advertise your man
Repeat Verse
Women be wise
Take my advice
And don't advertise your man
Don't be no fool
Don't advertise your man
Sippie Wallace released Women Be Wise on Sat Jan 01 1966.