now here s one thing can t understand why a bow legged woman likes a knock kneed man mama can i holler daddy wants to shave em dry now i m going downtown to spread the news state street women wearin brogan shoes mama let me holler daddy wants to shave em dry now i m going away to wear you off my mind you keep me broke and hungry mama all the time mama can i holler daddy wants to shave em dry now here s one thing i can t understand a good lookin woman likes a workin man mama let me holler daddy wants to shave em dry now i don t see how you hungry women can sleep you shimmy all day without a bite to eat mama let me holler daddy let me shave em dry now if it wasn t for the powder store bought hair state street women couldn t go nowhere mama let me holler daddy wants to shave em dry now i went to the show the other night the people on state street tryin to fight mama let me holler daddy wants to shave em dry i ain t crazy bout no yellow fool about no brown you can t tell the difference when the sun go down mama let me holler daddy let me shave em dry when you see two women runnin hand by hand you bet your bottom dollar she s got the other one s man mama let me holler daddy let me shave em dry  now run here mama lay back in my arms if your man catch you i don t mean no harm mama let me holler daddy wants to shave em dry