Short Haired Woman

by Lightnin' Hopkins

From the album: Autobiography in Blues

Track 10 of 12 on Autobiography in Blues (1960).

Duration: 3:38

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Lyrics for Short Haired Woman

I don't want no woman If her hair ain't no longer than mine I don't want no woman If her hair ain't no longer than mine Yes, you know, she ain't no good for nothin' but trouble That keep you buyin' rats all the time Yes, you know I care no why to the hairdresser And this what the hair dresser said She's a [Incomprehensible] I can't treat a woman's hair wrong God knows I can treat her hair, I told her no If her hair ain't no longer than mine Yes, you know, she ain't no good for nothin' but trouble That keep you buyin' rats all the time Yes, you know I woke up this morning People, poor Sam, he woke about the break of day I even found a rat on her pillow where she used to lay No, I don't want no woman 'Bove her hair no longer than mine Yeah, you know, she ain't no good for nothin' but trouble That keep you buyin' rats all the time

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  10. Short Haired Woman
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