Shave 'Em Dry lyrics

There's one thing I don't understand,

Why a good-looking woman likes a workin' man,

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

Goin' away to where you off my mind

You keep me hungry and broke, daddy, all the time

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

Don't see how the hungry women can sleep

They shimmies all day without a bite to eat

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

Goin' downtown to spread the news

State Street women wearin' brogan shoes

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

If it wasn't for their powder and their store-bought hair

State Street gals couldn't go nowhere

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

There's one thing I can't understand,

Some women drivin' State Street like a man

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

Went to the show the other night

Everybody on State Street was tryin' to fight

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

Ain't crazy 'bout my yellow, I ain't wild about my brown

You can't tell the difference when the sun goes down

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

When you see two women running hand to hand

Bet your life one's got the other's man

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

Come here, daddy, lay in my arms

When your wife comes tell her I don't mean no harm

Hey, hey, hey, daddy, let me shave 'em dry.

• Artist:Ma Rainey
• Album:(1924)