Buying a book-Joe Tex

[ti:Buying a Book] [ar:Joe Tex] [al:Joe Tex ''serious Soul''] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Buying a book - Joe Tex [00:04.40]I saw this old man with this young girl the other night [00:07.11] [00:08.62]I walked over to him and pulled him off on the side [00:10.75]And I said pops what are you trying to prove [00:12.74] [00:14.29]I said I've seen you out here every night this week [00:16.23]With a different young girl wrapped around your arm [00:18.67]I said you can't keep this pace up uh [00:20.04] [00:21.40]Because these young girls [00:23.27]Huh oh they'll certainly get you down [00:25.74] [00:26.78]He said son sit down here [00:28.19]Lemme tell ya something [00:29.51]He said all my life I've worked hard huh [00:32.36]And I've saved up me a little money [00:34.00]He said but just about the time I got me a nest egg saved [00:37.01] [00:38.13]I became a widow man [00:38.93] [00:39.62]He says and I'm 72 going on 73 years old [00:42.33]And don't have too many more years to live [00:43.94] [00:44.91]Hah he said I know that I should be ashamed of myself [00:47.66] [00:48.26]Ha but he said [00:49.47]Young girls is my weakness [00:51.92]Oh yes they are huh [00:54.29]He said so would you please [00:56.38]Leave this old gray-haired man alone [00:58.86] [01:00.58]Mind your business heh heh let me and this young girl [01:03.82]Have us a little bit of fun ehuh [01:05.34]That's when I looked at him and I said [01:06.72]I said all right pops you got her [01:08.71]But listen ha ha ha ha here's all you're doing [01:11.93]Oh yes oh yes oh you just [01:15.85]Buying buyin' a book [01:23.95]That's what I said to him [01:24.79]I said listen to this here's all you're doing [01:26.49]Buying a book for some young man [01:29.43]That's what you're doing heh [01:30.52]To read [01:32.10] [01:32.90]But don't do it [01:33.69]Don't do it [01:35.72]Don't do it [01:36.30]Don't do it [01:38.21]Oh don't do it [01:38.98]Don't do it [01:40.56]Send that young girl on home [01:42.06] [01:43.07]Mmmm mmm mmm [01:46.19] [01:46.86]Then there was this middle-aged woman whose name I dare not call [01:50.33] [01:51.54]Simply because you out there listening [01:53.66]Just might know who this woman is [01:55.22] [01:55.82]But I can tell you this much [01:56.89] [01:58.10]The woman lives right here in your town [01:59.74] [02:00.73]I know you didn't know that did you huh [02:03.01]I saw this woman with this young man [02:05.39]In the broaden day time the other day [02:07.19] [02:07.87]I say miss lady you oughta be ashamed of yourself [02:10.29]Ridin' around with this young man all hugged up like this here heh huh [02:14.19]She said son oh son you're dippin' in my business [02:18.27] [02:18.95]But if you want to know why I fool with this young man [02:21.21]I'll tell you [02:22.28]She said I was married to a man 40 years older than I was [02:25.15] [02:26.04]Says for a long time I was true and faithful to that one man [02:29.08]Says and last year he died and willed me a whole lotta money [02:32.47]And I know that that young man sittin' in my car [02:34.74]Just wants me for my money uh huh [02:36.68]She said but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing [02:40.25]Oh ho he can get every single dime [02:42.48] [02:43.05]Because it ain't nothin' an old man can do for me [02:45.65] [02:46.44]But show me which way a young man went hah hah [02:49.28]Oh Lord oh oh [02:52.27]Here's what I said huh [02:53.50]I said you're just [02:55.14]Buying [02:58.83]That's all you're doin' [02:59.47] [03:00.00]Buying a book [03:01.58]That's what I told her huh [03:02.67] [03:03.29]Listen miss lady here's all you're doin' uh [03:05.56] [03:06.26]Buying a book for some young girl [03:08.99]You oughta quit it huh [03:10.21]To read [03:11.97] [03:13.04]Don't do it [03:13.80]I said that's your car drive him home [03:15.66]Give him all your money [03:16.84]I'm sorry I dipped in your business [03:18.22]I won't do it no more [03:19.45]No