[Verse 1]
A woman is the sweetest thing
On that we all agree
But when she gets that wedding band
A man's no longer free
[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay
[Verse 2]
A wife and husband came upon
The parting of their ways
The judge gave her the bank account
And gave him ninety days
[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay
[Verse 3]
A friend of mine got married
To a gal named Nellie Gray
She pawned his watch then sold the car
And gave his clothes away
[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay
[Verse 4]
I met a gal in Birmingham
And thereby hangs a tale
She had a husband doing time
Another out on bail
[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay
[Verse 5]
I courted a gal for fifteen years
Her pa said we should wed
If my horse could only cook
I'd marry him instead
[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay
Safe, Sane and Single was written by Louis Jordan & Hy Heath & Johnny Lange.
Louis Jordan released Safe, Sane and Single on Tue Mar 01 1949.