I got me girl named Bessie Got two girls named Mary Got a woman downtown, I don't know her name That's alright with me, 'cause I'm a lover man, baby I love 'm all you see I love 'm and I leave 'm That's the way it's gotta be
There's so many women Lord I'm lovin' So many men are mad I've been cut, shot, badly beaten It's a wonder I ain't dead 'Cause I'm a lover man, baby I love 'm all you see I love 'm and I leave'm That's the way it's gotta be
So many women, keeping me busy I'm spread so thin that it makes me dizzy Got women in the country, women in the town Better believe I ain't gonna let them down I'm a lover man, baby I love 'm all you see I love 'm and I leave 'm That's the way it's gotta be
I got me girl named Bessie Got two girls named Mary Got a woman downtown, I don't know her name But that's alright with me, I'm a lover man, baby Love'm all you see I love 'm and I leave 'm That's the way it's gotta be, yeah
Yeah, I love 'm and I leave 'm That's the way it's gotta be