Carolyn let me tell you what I've heard about a man today He didn't come home from work and he went away Till he came to a city bright in the night time like day
There they say he met up with some women dressed in yellows and scarlet Their warm lips like a honeycomb dripped with honey And somethin' about the smell of strange perfume Made him feel warm and not alone
Yes Carolyn a man will do that sometimes on his own And sometimes when he's lonely I believe a man might do that sometimes out of spite But Carolyn a man will do that always when he's treated bad at home