American Old Time Song Lyrics: 22 Something A Woman Can Do

Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 22

SOMETHING- A WOMAN CAN DO.
Sung by Charles Allen.

Of all the great things that have proven the test,
We always have found that the woman's the best;
All of us know she can stand lots of rest,
With sweet, tender smiles lay her head on our breast;
She can be very loving when she wants a new dress,
That's something a woman can do.

Chorus.
She can say many words without taking breath.
She can stand on her head and talk you to death,
And keep on a chinning till you feel sore and blue,
That's something a woman can do.

She can talk to the neighbors, get into a muss,
If she comes out a loser with her husband she'll fuss;
If she's late with your dinner don't utter a sigh,
The best thing to do is to let it pass by,
Or she'll pick up a poker and put out your eye,
That's something a woman can do.

Chorus.
She will say when she's forty, "I'm just twenty-two,"
She'll be wearing false teeth, bang her hair up with glue,
She will use paint and powder, make herself look like new,
That's something a woman can do.

If a woman is handsome she can make you feel sore,
You'll spend all your money till you can't spend no more;
You'll stay at home on Sunday when your clothes are tore,
When you've found she's deceived you, you are cut to the core,
But she's got all your cash, for she's been there before;
That's something a woman can do.
Chorus.
What a woman can do is a thing that gets me,
She can close both her eyes and still she can see,
She can do all but one thing, and that's climb a tree;
That's something a woman can't do.