You Can Take My Man But You Can’t Keep Him Long

[Verse]
Down in Alabam' lived a guy called Sam
He had a gal, a seal skin brown
Until a brand-new vampire came to town
Stole Sam right away
He was with her night and day
And gave his regular gal the air
And I heard her whisper "I don't care"

[Chorus]
Now you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long
You can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong
'Cause he loves nobody but me
Lord, and presently, you will see
When you wake up some morning and find your good man gone
Now you can take my man, and I won't get mad with you
'Cause he's sweet, kind, stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do
Strut your stuff, go on girl
He's yours now, but I'll tell the world
You can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long

[Chorus]
Lord, you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long
Oh, you can take my man, but I swear you do it wrong
'Cause he loves nobody but me
Lord, and presently, you will see
When you wake up some morning, find your good man gone
Now you can take my man, and I won't get mad with you
'Cause he's sweet, kind, stubborn, and he knows just what he wants to do
Now there's only way to keep your man from me
You'll have to buy him a flat with lock and key
So you can take my man, but you sure can't keep him long