Man, don't never mess with a woman, when she don't belong to you.
Don't never mess with a woman, when she don't belong to you.
After she gets you in trouble boy then she's through with you.

A married woman called me up one mornin,' say, œcome to my house about half past 3.?
A married woman called me up one mornin,' say, œcome to my house about half past 3.?
Her husband caught me in his home, beat me till I was ragged as a cedar tree.

Man, take my advice, let all married women ˜lone.
Take my advice, and let all married women ˜lone.
They will only frame you out your life, and hell will be your brand new home.

Man, he cut at me with a razor, in the other hand was a Gatlin' gun.
He cut at me with his razor, in the other hand was a Gatlin' gun.
It's all right to be brave sometimes, but nothin' beats a darn good run.

My eyes got big as a dollar, my heart almost jumped out in my hand.
My eyes got big as a dollar, my heart almost jumped out in my hand.
It's awful hard to face a woman's husband when you only an outside man.

Boys, I used to think that a married woman was the sweetest woman that ever was born.
Boys, I used to think that a married woman was the sweetest woman ever was born.
But this one ˜caused me so much trouble, I wish they all was dead and gone