Trust No Man by Ma Rainey Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I want all you women to listen to me
Don't trust your man no further than your eyes can see
I trusted mine with my best friend
But that was a bad bargain in the end

[Chorus]
Trust no man, trust no man
No further than your eyes can see
I said trust no man no further than your eyes can see
He'll tell you that he loves you and swear it is true
The very next minute, he'll turn his back on you
Ah, trust no man no further than your eyes can see

[Verse 2]
Just feed your daddy with a long-handled spoon
Be sure to love him mornin', night, and noon
Sometime your heart will ache and almost burst
That's why I said no man is good enough to trust

[Interlude]
Trust no man
Say it, take Ma Rainey's advice, don't trust no man
I mean not even your own man
Alright now, [you're botherin'] me, but just don't trust nobody
See where it got me, don't you?
He sure will leave you
[Chorus]
Ah, trust no man, trust no man
No further than your eyes can see
Oh, trust no man no further than your eyes can see
He'll stay with you in the winter, find some money [?]
Look out in the summer, you'll find your sheik'll be gone
I said trust no man no further than your eyes can see