Beware, Brother Beware Songtext
von Louis Jordan

Now fellas, I see all you fellas sittin′ out here by yourself
Now look, now he had one cat sittin' out here with a woman
Now look, he got a nerve
Look, I′ma try to save ya
Now look, you see these women, sittin' out here with these white
Furs on and their silver blues and their diamond rings and all
Look, man, don't get stuck up with that
I tell you, look, I′m tellin′ you, they ain't foolish
And if you fool around with ′em, you gon' get yourself a schoolin′
And if she saves your dough and won't go to a show
(Beware, brother, beware)
And if she′s easy to kiss and never resist
(Be careful, be careful)
And if she try, look, if nobody's lookin'
And she ask you to taste her cookin′
Never go over to a woman′s house and have nothin' to eat
Take her out to the hamburger stand
That′s what it's supposed to do, Joe
Never go, look, you take a, you go over to a lady′s house and
Have somethin' to eat and then get somethin′ in your stomach


You gone, you gone
Another thing, she got you
If you go to a show and she wanna sit in the back row
(Look, now I got one, I got one, I got somethin' I wanna tell you)
And you sittin' there laughin′, man, this ain′t no laughin' matter
Now you listen to this
If she used to caviar and fine silk
And she goes out with you, she wants a hot dog and a malted milk
If she been to Carnegie Hall
And when you take her out, she wants to hear one meatball
And when she grab your hand, snatch your hand back
Never let a woman hold your hand
That′s the sign of weakness
Man, you might have a big ring on your finger
She'll snatch it off and run straight to the pawn shop
Okay, don′t do it
If she looks at your face and just melts into place
Let her melt, let her lay, lay the funk
If her sister calls you brother, you better get funk
(Get out of town before it's too late)
Man, you sittin′ there laughin', this ain't, this ain′t funny
Man, look, you pay attention, don′t be lookin'
At her, look at me, I′m tryin' to say it
Look, let me tell you somethin′
If you think it's funny, it ain′t funny
If she calls you on the phone and she
Says, "Oh, darling, are you all alone?"
Tell her, "No, you got five women with you"
Man, you crazy, you sit out there with one woman
You know how much fun you have with one woman?
Think how much fun you have with five
Okay, one last remark
You pay attention to this and take this home with you
Now this is it
If you get home about two and you don't know what to do
And you pull back the curtain and the family's lookin′ at you
Get your business straight, set the date, and don′t be late, gate
So brother, beware
Beware
Beware
Brother, you better beware
(Beware)