Jake
(to clara)
What, that chile ainât asleep yet? give him to me.
Iâll fix him for you.
(jake takes the baby from clara)
Lissen to yoâ daddy warn you,
âfore you start a-travelling,
Woman may born you, love you and mourn you,
But a woman is a sometime thing,
Yes, a woman is a sometime thing.
Mingo
Oh, a woman is a sometime thing.
Jake
Yoâ mammy is the first to name you,
Then sheâll tie you to her apron string,
Then sheâll shame you and sheâll blame you
Till yoâ woman comes to claim you,
âcause a woman is a sometime thing,
Yes, a woman is a sometime thing.
Sporting life
Oh, a woman is a sometime thing.
Jake
Donât you never let a woman grieve you
Jusâ cause she got yoâ weddinâ ring.
Sheâll love you and deceive you,
Take yoâ clothes and leave you
âcause a woman is a sometime thing.
All
Yes, a woman is a sometime thing.
Yes, a woman is a sometime thing,
Yes, a woman is a sometime thing.
Jake
There now, what I tells you; heâs asleep already.
(baby wails)
(men at crap game laugh).