Song Lyrics Ethel Waters - If You Cant Hold The Man You Love    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> E>> Ethel Waters Singer Lyrics [Ethel Waters other resources]>> If You Cant Hold The Man You Love Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Ethel Waters Music Title/Track: If You Cant Hold The Man You Love Theme ID: 8974 Album: N/A "My sermon for the Sabbath Day," Said Parson Johnson Brown, "Is going to of interest to every gal in town; Mandy Lee has done told me Her man is gone away. That will be the subject Which I'll preach about today." If you can't hold the man you love, Don't cry when he's gone; If you can't keep a good man down, Don't you carry on! First I want you gals to know A little fact I've known, It takes more than a radio To keep a man at home! And some night when you're alone, Waitin' for the dawn, Listen, sisters, listen while I warn, doggone: You can't mail a letter if it isn't stamped, You can't reform a man, but he can be revamped! If you can't hold the man you love, Don't cry when he's gone! You can't hold a bird unless you feed him seeds, You can't hold a dog without the bones he needs, If a monkey don't get peanuts, why, you'll find him gone; You can't hold a chicken 'less you feed him corn; You can't hold a seal unless you feed him fish, You even got to grant a baby's slightest wish, And just as sure as there's a lord above, You can't hold a man unless you give him love! If you can't hold the man you love, Don't cry when he's gone; If you can't keep a good man down, Don't you carry on! The secret, ladies, is to know Just what your man desires, Learn to cultivate the tastes His appetite requires. And some night when you're alone, Waitin' for the dawn, Listen, sisters, listen while I warn, doggone: You better get wise, realize the truth! Keep your home fires burnin' for your flame in you, If you can't hold the man you love, Don't cry when he's gone! I'm preachin', Don't cry when he's gone! Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Memphis Man, Oh Daddy, Oh Joe, Play That Trombone, One Man Nan, That Da Da Strain, The New York Glide, Three Little Words, Get Up Off Your Knees, Baby Dont Let It Mess Your Mind, Everythings Alright, Hello Stranger, I Cant Get You Outta My Mind, I Dont Know How To Love Him, If I Cant Have You, Love Me, Love Pains, Moment By Moment, Sailing Ships, Angelclaw, Beast Of Man, Behind The Smile, Black Earth, Bridge Of Destiny, Burning Angel, Burning Bridges, Bury Me an Angel, Cosmic Retribution, Dark Insanity, Dark Of The Sun, Dead Bury Their Dead, Dead Eyes See No Future, Dead Inside, Dehumanization, Demonic Science, Despicable Heroes, Diva Satanica, End Of The Line, Enemy Within, Eureka, Exist To Exit, Fields Of Desolation, Heart Of Darkness, Idolatress, Instinct, Leader Of The Rats, Let The Killing Begin, Losing Faith, Pilgrim, Ravenous, Saints And Sinners, Other Ethel Waters song Lyrics Heat Wave Lyrics Maybe Not At All Lyrics Shake That Thing Lyrics Stormy Weather Lyrics Dinah Lyrics Heebie Jeebies Lyrics No Mans Mamma Lyrics Sweet Man Lyrics Ive Found A New Baby Lyrics Midnight Blues Lyrics My Handy Man Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Waters Muddy Lyrics Waters Roger Lyrics Watershed Lyrics Watley Jody Lyrics Watson Family Lyrics Watson Gene Lyrics Watson Russell Lyrics Watson Wayne Lyrics Wayne Watson Lyrics Watts Jake Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy