When Your Man Is Going To Put You Down (You Never Can Tell)

[Verse]
You all know Ms. Mandy Lee
She's just as fly as she can be
She's got a man she's just wild about
Don't do nothin' but just walk about
And he's leavin' town today
He caught a train, he's gone far away
Now Ms. Mandy, she's feelin' kinda blue
I'm gonna tell you what she told me too

[Chorus]
Said honey, you never know, you never can tell
When your man's gonna put you down
Anytime you think you've got your man your way
Lord, he's quittin' you, baby, all the time
But honey, don't you be hangin' your head, and stop that cryin'
'Cause if you ain't got you no man, honey, I'll lend you one of mine
'Cause you never know, you never can tell
When your man's gonna put you down, I say
Whеn he's gonna put you down

[Bridge]
Now honey, you can nevеr tell when these men gonna put you down
Honey, there's a whole lot of things 'bout these rascals we ain't never found
Honey, you kiss him once, child, and he'll scream for more
And when you look for that dirty rascal, he's kissin' that woman that lives next door
But you [?] in your kitchen, and let it bake nice and brown
And honey, don't you let none of these dirty rascals turn your damper down
'Cause honey, if your good man should quit you, don't you wear no black
'Cause honey, if you [?], he will bring it on back

[Chorus]
You never know and you never can tell
When your man's gonna put you down
Anytime you think you've got your man your way
Lord, he's quittin' you, honey, all the time
Well just get yourself rub boards and a great big tub
Just learnin' to the shimmy-she-wobble every time you rub
You never know and you never can tell
When your man's gonna put you down, I say
When he's gonna put you down