“A Man Will Do Wrong” starts the b-side of The Arcs' second album, Electrophonic Chronic. The song’s melody and lyrics are a gender-swapped cover of Helene Smith’s 1967 soul ballad “A Woman Will Do Wrong”.
[Verse 1]
A man will do wrong for the girl he loves
Even let her break his heart and treat him bad
Forget about his pride for the girl he loves
Even though he may know she is bad, hear what I say now
[Verse 2]
A man will give his best for the girl he loves (Yeah)
Give up what's right to live in sin, yes, he will
He can’t stay away from the girl he love (Yeah)
Although she may belong his best friend, and I wanna say now
[Chorus]
Yeah (Yeah), yeah-yeah-yeah
Oh, yeah
A man will do wrong
For the girl he loves
He'll do anything, yes, he will
Sacrifices he made
Are all in vain, and I wanna say now
[Verse 3]
A man has no other like the girl he loves (Yeah)
And everything he does comes from his heart
Turn his back on mother for the girl he love
If mother tries to break them apart, and I wanna say now
[Chorus]
Yeah (Yeah), yeah-yeah-yeah
Oh, yeah
A man will do wrong
For the girl he loves
He'll do anything, yes, he will
Sacrifices he made
Are all in vain, and I wanna say now
[Outro]
Yeah (Yeah), yeah-yeah-yeah
Oh, yeah
A man will do wrong
Yes, he will (Yeah)
A man will do wrong (Yeah)
For the girl he loves (Yeah)
A man will do wrong
A Man Will Do Wrong was written by Dan Auerbach & Homer Steinweiss & Leon Michels & Nick Movshon.
A Man Will Do Wrong was produced by Dan Auerbach & Leon Michels.
The Arcs released A Man Will Do Wrong on Fri Jan 27 2023.