You Can't Do What My Last Man Did-Ethel Waters

[ti:You Can't Do What My Last Man ] [ar:Ethel Waters] [al:The Very Best Of 1921-1947] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]You Can't Do What My Last Man Did - Ethel Waters [00:18.97]Listen daddy mine what do you want of me [00:22.34] [00:22.96]I've been just as good as can be [00:25.52] [00:27.27]Now the love I had for you has turned to hate [00:30.77] [00:31.58]You don't appreciate [00:32.64] [00:33.89]So Daddy there's the gate [00:36.51]You can't do what my last man did [00:40.56] [00:45.12]Boss me 'round and treat me like he did [00:49.55] [00:53.17]I'm wise to what you'd like to do [00:56.60] [00:57.41]So from now on let me miss you [01:00.84] [01:02.09]I weep and pine all the time [01:05.34] [01:06.21]While you show off with friends of mine [01:09.58] [01:11.01]My last man tried to drag me down [01:15.38] [01:19.19]But he was one good man to have around [01:23.56] [01:27.18]But when the clock on the wall strikes half past three [01:31.80] [01:32.36]I want all the things you took from me [01:35.66] [01:36.22]'Cause you can't do what my last man did [01:41.09] [01:45.08]Early this morning you wanted to fight [01:48.83] [01:49.39]'Cause you heard I cabareted last night [01:53.51]Tried to take my money and pawn my flat [01:57.81]Now you've worn the welcome clean off my mat [02:01.20] [02:02.01]'Cause you can't do what my last man did [02:06.69] [02:07.26]Hold me tight treat me right every night [02:10.00] [02:11.25]I'd love you if you only did [02:15.49] [02:16.05]Every night treat me right hold me tight [02:18.73] [02:19.92]You're mighty old to be so bold [02:24.10]And I can't stand a man that's cold [02:27.30] [02:28.36]Why you can't love me sufficiently [02:30.93]To make me forget my used-to-be [02:35.55] [02:37.30]He could love like a lover should [02:41.85]Always could when he would he was good [02:44.60] [02:45.54]You've lost your nest go east or west but go just go [02:51.65] [02:52.96]Now that last cruel papa he blacked my eye [02:57.72] [02:58.28]Then left me alone to sigh and cry [03:02.04] [03:02.61]But you can't do what that last man did