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Thread #166799 Message #4013889
Posted By: Jim Dixon
15-Oct-19 - 10:09 PM
Thread Name: Songs of Ernest Tubb
Subject: Lyr Add: YOU NEARLY LOSE YOUR MIND (Ernest Tubb)
YOU NEARLY LOSE YOUR MIND As recorded by Ernest Tubb, 1942. (Decca 46125 A, Decca 6067 A)
1. Now, if you love your mama and you treat her right, But she keeps on fussin’ at you ever’ day an’ night, CHORUS: Then she’s gon’ trifle on ya; they’ll do it ev’ry time, And when your baby starts to steppin’, Lord, you nearly lose your min’.
2. Now, if your mama’s mean, take a tip from me: Lock her up at home, Lord, but hang on to that key, CHORUS: ‘Cause she’s gon’ trifle on ya….
3. But it your mama’s good, I’ll tell you what to do: Give her lots of loving, Lord, but watch her closely too, CHORUS: ‘Cause she’s gon’ trifle on ya….
4. You come home to your mama, find your clothes ain’t clean, You can bet you’re slippin’ if you get just what I mean, CHORUS: ‘Cause she’s been triflin’ on ya….
5. Now, you may have a mama who says that she is true, But wait till you get down an’ out an’ really need her, too, CHORUS: Then she’s gon’ trifle on ya….
6. Now, I’ve been a lot of places; there’s not much I ain’t done, But when it comes to women, Lord, I just don’t trust a one CHORUS: Because they trifle on ya….