There’s Nothin’ So Bad for a Woman / What’s the Use of Wond’rin

Lyrics

[JIGGER] I never see it yet to fail I never see it fail A girl who's in love with a virtuous man Is doomed to weep and wail Stonecutters cut it on stone Woodpeckers peck it on wood There's nothin' so bad for a woman As a man who thinks he's good My mother used to say to me "When you grow up, my son I hope you're a bum like your father was 'Cause a good man ain't no fun" Stonecutters cut it on stone Woodpeckers peck it on wood There's nothin' so bad for a woman As a man who thinks he's good [WOMEN] I never seen it yet to fail I never see it fail A girl who's in love with any man Is doomed to weep and wail [WOMAN, spoken] And they're even worse after they marry you Here's Arminy—been married a year She'll tell you [ARMINY] The clock just takes your life away There's no relief in sight It's cookin' and scrubbin' and sewin' all day And God-knows-whatin' all night! [WOMEN] Stonecutters cut it on stone Woodpeckers peck it on wood There's nothin' so bad for a woman As a man who's bad or good [CARRIE, spoken] It makes you wonder, don't it? What do you think, Julie? You tell her [WOMEN, spoken] Tell it to her good, Julie Tell it to her good [JULIE] What's the use of wond'rin' If he's good or if he's bad Or if you like the way he wears his hat? Oh, what's the use of wond'rin' If he's good or if he's bad? He's your feller and you love him That's all there is to that Common sense may tell you That the endin' will be sad And now's the time to break and run away But what's the use of wond'rin' If the endin' will be sad? He's your feller and you love him There's nothin' more to say Somethin' made him the way that he is Whether he's false or true And somethin' gave him the things that are his One of those things is you So when he wants your kisses You will give them to the lad And anywhere he leads you, you will walk And anytime he needs you You'll go runnin' there like mad You're his girl and he's your feller And all the rest is talk