Sidney Bechet - Preachin blues

Now ^Cin the good book on ^Cpage twenty-one Says ^Cev'ry married woman gonna ^Chave a little fun 'N' if you ^Fturn over further, boys, on ^Fpage twenty-two Says my ^Cwife is John's wife 'n' ^CHenry's gal too And ^Gin the good book on ^Fpage twenty-three Says she'll ^Ctwo-time you jus' like she ^Cdouble-crossed me

And ^Cin the good book on ^Cpage twenty-four Says if yo' ^Cwife do the boogie firs' time look out she ^Cgon' do that some mo' 'N ^Flemme tell ya sumpn' about that ^Ftwenty-fifth page It say that ^Cback bitin' women is ^Call the rage And ^Gin the good book on ^Fpage twenty-six Says ^Cyou keep your wife home, boy, if you gotta ^Cmess 'n' treat her wid a brick

Now ^Cpage twenty-seven, it ^Cread like this Say if your ^Cwife get hungry give 'er a ^Cmouthful of fist Now ^Fin the good book on ^Fpage twenty-eight Say when you ^Cgo out to work a bunch of pinch backs ^Ccomin' in to yo' back gate And the ^Gclosin' of my sermon is on ^Fpage twenty-nine Says a ^Cwoman get tired of one man ^Call the time