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Men Are Gettin’ Scarce Lyrics By Joe Tex

    girls listen i’m gonna cool you cooks to something
    listen to this
    men are gettin scarce girls
    gettin’ scarce as hen’s teeth yeah

    men are gettin’ scarce girls
    gettin’ scarce as hen’s teeth yeah
    there used to be a time
    when a woman could get a man with just her charms

    now in order for a woman to get a man
    she gotta she gotta take him
    she gotta take him she gotta take him
    she gotta take him right out of another woman’s arms

    men are gettin scarce girls
    oh their gettin’ scarce girls
    gettin’ scarce as hen’s teethha ha
    and that’s mighty scarce

    listen to this
    i was talkin’ to this woman the other day
    now she said she was gonna quit her man
    ’cause he’s got a raggedy car

    can you get to that look here huh
    women are funny though
    every time her car is runnin’ good
    they say chile that’s my car laughter

    soon as it gets to runnin’ bad
    she say ah i don’t want that old car
    that’s his car laughter
    listen she gonna say to me

    she said the other day she said
    it runs hot it burns oil
    this ole car is beat and rundown
    the other day the battery fell dead

    right in the heart of town embarrassin’ me
    let me twll you one thing baby
    you tell that man to get a tune up on that car
    get a new set of spark plugs some brand new tires

    and a new water pump and you keep that man
    ’cause let me tell you one thing right now
    men are gettin scarce girls
    ah their gettin’ scarce girls

    they’re gettin’ scarce as hen’s teethha ha
    and that’s mighty scarce
    hold it band hold it hold it a minute
    say miss lady now you just gonna sit there at that table

    and eat all the barbecue and ain’t gonna give me none mumble
    say what oh not you again
    say leroy here’s this woman with them skinny legs again
    she got a greasy mouth this time

    come over here and get this greasy mouth woman
    she reminds me of them folks up in navisoda texas
    eatin’ barbecue and drinkin’ red soda water on the 9th of june laughter
    look here give me a piece of that barbecue

    and kiss me with your greasy mouth laughter
    i was talkin’ to this woman the other day
    now here’s a woman that was gonna quit her man
    ’cause he wasn’t makin’ enough money on his job

    talkin’ ’bout how much tax uncle sam take out of his money
    she went on to say something like this
    she say they take tax and more tax and they keep on takin’ that tax
    why he take so much money from my man

    we ain’t got enough to relax
    well let me tell you one thing baby
    you let that man stay on that ole measely job
    and let him keep bringin’ home that little 750 every week

    and you keep that man
    ’cause uncle sam is gonna get his baby
    don’t you worry about that
    men are gettin’ scarce baby

    they’re gettin’ scarce as hen’s teeth
    you got some women their man ain’t got no job
    men droppin’ off like flies

    Artist: Joe Tex

    Year: 1968

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 319