《Men Are Getting Scarce (Bonus Tracks)》歌词

[00:00:00] Men Are Gettin' Scarce - Joe Tex

[00:00:02] Girls listen I'm gonna cool you cooks to something

[00:00:05] Listen to this

[00:00:08] Men are gettin' scarce girls

[00:00:11] Gettin' scarce as hen's teeth yeah

[00:00:15] Men are gettin' scarce girls

[00:00:18] Gettin' scarce as hen's teeth yeah

[00:00:22] There used to be a time

[00:00:23] When a woman could get a man with just her charms

[00:00:27] Now in order for a woman to get a man

[00:00:29] She gotta she gotta take him

[00:00:31] She gotta take him she gotta take him

[00:00:34] She gotta take him right out of another woman's arms

[00:00:40] Men are gettin' scarce girls

[00:00:42] Oh they're gettin' scarce girls

[00:00:44] Gettin' scarce as hen's teeth

[00:00:46] Ha ha

[00:00:47] And that's mighty scarce

[00:00:48] Listen to this

[00:00:50] I was talkin' to this woman the other day

[00:00:52] Now she said she was gonna quit her man

[00:00:55] 'Cause he's got a raggedy car

[00:00:58] Can you get to that

[00:01:00] Look here huh

[00:01:01] Women are funny though

[00:01:03] Every time her car is runnin' good

[00:01:05] They say chile that's my car

[00:01:08] Soon as it gets to runnin' bad

[00:01:09] She say ah I don't want that old car

[00:01:11] That's his car

[00:01:13] Listen she gonna say to me

[00:01:14] She said the other day she said

[00:01:16] It runs hot it burns oil

[00:01:18] This ole car is beat and rundown

[00:01:21] The other day the battery fell dead

[00:01:23] Right in the heart of town embarrassin' me

[00:01:27] Let me tell you one thing baby

[00:01:29] You tell that man to get a tune up on that car

[00:01:31] Get a new set of spark plugs some brand new tires

[00:01:34] And a new water pump and you keep that man

[00:01:36] 'Cause let me tell you one thing right now

[00:01:39] Men are gettin' scarce girls

[00:01:42] Ah they're gettin' scarce girls

[00:01:44] They're gettin' scarce as hen's teeth

[00:01:46] And that's mighty scarce

[00:01:48] Hold it band hold it

[00:01:49] Hold it hold it hold it band

[00:01:50] Hold it

[00:01:51] Hold it

[00:01:51] Hold it a minute

[00:01:53] Say Miss Lady now you just gonna sit there at that table

[00:01:56] And eat all the barbecue and ain't gonna give me none

[00:02:00] Say what

[00:02:01] Oh not you again

[00:02:03] Say LeRoy here's this woman with them skinny legs again

[00:02:06] She got a greasy mouth this time

[00:02:08] Come over here and get this greasy mouth woman

[00:02:09] She reminds me of them folks up in Navisoda Texas

[00:02:12] Eatin' barbecue and drinkin' red soda water on the 19th of June

[00:02:17] Look here give me a piece of that barbecue

[00:02:19] And kiss me with your greasy mouth

[00:02:23] I was talkin' to this woman the other day

[00:02:25] Now here's a woman that was gonna quit her man

[00:02:28] 'Cause he wasn't makin' enough money on his job

[00:02:30] Talkin' 'bout how much tax Uncle Sam take out of his money

[00:02:33] She went on to say something like this

[00:02:34] She say they take tax and more tax

[00:02:37] And they keep on takin' that tax

[00:02:40] Why he take so much money from my man

[00:02:43] We ain't got enough to relax

[00:02:44] Well let me tell you one thing baby

[00:02:46] You let that man stay on that ole measly job

[00:02:48] And let him keep bringin' home that little $72.50 every week

[00:02:51] And you keep that man

[00:02:53] 'Cause Uncle Sam is gonna get his baby

[00:02:55] Don't you worry about that

[00:02:59] Men are gettin' scarce baby

[00:03:02] They're gettin' scarce as hen's teeth