Every little baby that's ever been born,   been spanked and made to cry   Every young woman that's ever been loved,   been shaken and made to sigh   Every young woman that's ever been loved,   has told, told me true   Take his heart and run away as he would do to you      Every young man I've ever seen,   been mean as he could be   Every last one I've loved,   and run as he would do to me   Take it from me that a man can be more trouble,   than you'll ever know   He'll love you some and when he's done,   he'll laugh and let you go      So they told me, and they told me little else   But I tell you to better find out for yourself      Handsome stride and shoulders wide disguise a heart of stone   Lovers' wiles and tender smiles are better left alone   With his head hung low and his shoulders down   And a tear in the bottom of his shoe   He'll beg and tease and vow on his knees,   and then betray you, true   He'll say I'm tired, I'm broke, I'm sick I love you, while he cries   He'll say I'm sorry through his tears and all the time he lies   Shudder and sulk when he's at his best   Try one if you will   You can have mine and all the rest, you know I've had my fill      So they told me, and they told me little else   But I tell you to better find out for yourself