Buying a book

Buying a book - Joe Tex

I saw this old man with this young girl the other night

I walked over to him and pulled him off on the side

And I said pops what are you trying to prove

I said I've seen you out here every night this week

With a different young girl wrapped around your arm

I said you can't keep this pace up uh

Because these young girls

Huh oh they'll certainly get you down

He said son sit down here

Lemme tell ya something

He said all my life I've worked hard huh

And I've saved up me a little money

He said but just about the time I got me a nest egg saved

I became a widow man

He says and I'm 72 going on 73 years old

And don't have too many more years to live

Hah he said I know that I should be ashamed of myself

Ha but he said

Young girls is my weakness

Oh yes they are huh

He said so would you please

Leave this old gray-haired man alone

Mind your business heh heh let me and this young girl

Have us a little bit of fun ehuh

That's when I looked at him and I said

I said all right pops you got her

But listen ha ha ha ha here's all you're doing

Oh yes oh yes oh you just

Buying buyin' a book

That's what I said to him

I said listen to this here's all you're doing

Buying a book for some young man

That's what you're doing heh

To read

But don't do it

Don't do it

Don't do it

Don't do it

Oh don't do it

Don't do it

Send that young girl on home

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Then there was this middle-aged woman whose name I dare not call

Simply because you out there listening

Just might know who this woman is

But I can tell you this much

The woman lives right here in your town

I know you didn't know that did you huh

I saw this woman with this young man

In the broaden day time the other day

I say miss lady you oughta be ashamed of yourself

Ridin' around with this young man all hugged up like this here heh huh

She said son oh son you're dippin' in my business

But if you want to know why I fool with this young man

I'll tell you

She said I was married to a man 40 years older than I was

Says for a long time I was true and faithful to that one man

Says and last year he died and willed me a whole lotta money

And I know that that young man sittin' in my car

Just wants me for my money uh huh

She said but if that's what it takes to keep the young fine thing

Oh ho he can get every single dime

Because it ain't nothin' an old man can do for me

But show me which way a young man went hah hah

Oh Lord oh oh

Here's what I said huh

I said you're just

Buying

That's all you're doin'

Buying a book

That's what I told her huh

Listen miss lady here's all you're doin' uh

Buying a book for some young girl

You oughta quit it huh

To read

Don't do it

I said that's your car drive him home

Give him all your money

I'm sorry I dipped in your business

I won't do it no more

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