For the Ladies.

Man Smart (Women Smarter) - Harry Belafonte

I say,
Let us put man and a woman together
To find out which one is smarter.
Some say man but I say no,
The woman got the man de day should know.

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right

Ever since the world began
Woman was always foolin' man
And I you listen to my bid attentively
I goin’ tell you how she smarter than me

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right

In de garden of Eden, Adam built a home.
When he settle down, Eve start to roam.
Many a night, he spent in pain.
Whenever Eve was able, she was raising Cane.

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right

You meet a girl at pretty dance,
Thinking that you would stand a chance.
Take her home, thinking she's alone,
Open de door, you find her husband home.

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right

I was treating a girl independently,
She was makin' baby for me.
When de baby born and I went to see.
De eyes was blue, it was not by me.

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right

Garden of Eden was very nice,
Adam never work in paradise.
Eve meet snake, paradise gone,
She make Adam work from that on.

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right

Methusaleh spent all his life in tears
Lived without a woman for nine hundred years
One day he decided to have some fun
The poor man never lived to see nine hundred and one

And not me, but the people they say:
That de man are leading de women astray.
But I say, please listen when i say she's
Smarter than the man in every way.
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter
That’s right, de woman is uh smarter,
That’s right, that’s right