Men sure is deceitful and they's gettin' worser ev'ry day Men sure is deceitful and they's gettin' worser ev'ry day Act like a bunch of women, they's just-a gab, gab, gabbin' away There's two things got me puzzled, there's two things I can't stand There's two things got me puzzled, there's two things I can't stand A mannish actin' woman and a skippin' twistin' woman actin' man I used to love a man, he always made my poor heart ache I used to love a man, he always made my poor heart ache He was crooked as a corkscrew and evil as a copperhead snake I know a certain man who spent a year runnin' a poor gal down I know a certain man who spent a year runnin' a poor gal down And when she let him kiss her, the fool blabbed it all over town