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Version 1[Verse 1] E I say let us put man and a woman together B To find out which one is smarter B7 Some say man but I say no E The woman got the man de day should know [Prechorus] E And not me but the people they say B That de man are leading de women astray B7 But I say, that the women of today A E Smarter than the man in every way [Chorus] E That's right de woman is uh smarter B That's right de woman is uh smarter B7 That's right de woman is uh smarter, E B E that's right, that's right [Verse 2] E Ever since the world began B Woman was always teaching man B7 And I you listen to my bid attentively A E I goin' tell you how she smarter than me [Prechorus] E And not me but the people they say B That de man are leading de women astray B7 But I say, that the women of today E Smarter than the man in every way [Verse 3] E Samson was the strongest man long ago B No one could a beat him, as we all know B7 Until he clash with Deliah on top of the bed E She told them all the strength was in the hair of his head [Prechorus] E And not me but the people they say B That de man are leading de women astray B7 But I say, that the women of today E Smarter than the man in every way [Chorus] E That's right de woman is uh smarter B That's right de woman is uh smarter B7 That's right de woman is uh smarter, E B E that's right, that's right [Verse 4] E You meet a girl at a pretty dance B Thinking that you would stand a chance B7 Take her home, thinking she's alone E Open de door you find her husband home [Prechorus] E And not me but the people they say B That de man are leading de women astray B7 But I say, that the women of today E Smarter than the man in every way [Chorus] E That's right de woman is uh smarter B That's right de woman is uh smarter B7 That's right de woman is uh smarter, E B E that's right, that's right [Verse 5] E I was treating a girl independently B She was making baby for me B7 When de baby born and I went to see E Eyes was blue it was not by me [Prechorus] E And not me but the people they say B That de man are leading de women astray B7 But I say, that the women of today E Smarter than the man in every way [Chorus] E That's right de woman is uh smarter B That's right de woman is uh smarter B7 That's right de woman is uh smarter, E B E that's right, that's right