"Be My Husband" lyrics

Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward Lyrics

"Be My Husband"
(originally by Nina Simone)

Be my husband and I'll be your wife
Be my husband and I'll be your wife
Be my husband and I'll be your wife
Loving all of you the rest of my life

Please don't treat me so doggone mean
Please don't treat me so doggone mean
Please don't treat me so doggone mean
You're the meanest man that I ever could seen

Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good
Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good
Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good
Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good

Stick to the promise man, that you made me
Stick to the promise man, that you made me
Stick to the promise man, that you made me
But you'll stay away from Rosalie

Oh Daddy, oh Daddy
Oh Daddy, love me good
Oh Daddy, oh Daddy
Oh Daddy, love me good

Be my husband and I'll be your wife
Be my husband and I'll be your wife
Be my husband and I'll be your wife
Loving all of you the rest of my life

Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good
Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good
Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good
Oh Daddy, now, now, love me good