Can’t Stand A Broke Man

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I can't stand no
No broke man
Don't need a no-account
Without a bank account
Need a little money
From time to time
Need a little bread
Need a little wine
Whatcha gonna do when the baby needs shoes?
Are you gonna chase away the blues?

I don't want no
No broke man
Hanging around here
And bringing me down here
I need a little help
When the bills come due
Everything costs money
And honey I do too
Somebody said you got paid today
But ain't no eagle
Blew my way
Now what you're going to say?

- Sax Solo (Bill Easley, tenor sax) -

I can't stand
No broke man
Taking up all of my time
Never bringing in a dimе
I need a little nest egg
To roost upon
Givе it up somethin’
Or get yourself gone
Talk is cheap but it don't mean nothing
Show me the money if you want my loving

Child, I'm so sick and tired of broke men
I can't stand a broke man
Got to pay your own way baby if you’re living’ with him
I call it “supplemental income”
This is just a small it is honey
But I’ll tell you what can do
Bring it to mama, baby let ME handle the money

Now wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute
Now don't tell me you got an excuse again
Now your check is already two weeks late
Oh, I - what do you mean?!
I don't care how much you had to pay the doctor for a dose of Viagra
What is Viagra gonna do for you
That you (didn’t already early give to you anyway)? {unintelligible}
Well I'll tell you what to do
Give me the check, let me take a look of this sum
Wait! What do you mean you gonna post-date it for two weeks?
Are you crazy?
Wait a minute, let me take a real good look at this
Give me my glasses, let me see this
What bank is this written on?
The Bank of Australia? You must be silly

You know what I think?
I think what we oughta do it's just
You and I together
Let's go up here to the ATM machine
Because this little bit of money that you gonna give me
I know that you can go to the automated teller and get that
And on the way we can pass by that lady’s house
On the right hand side of the street
Where that little boys always sitting on the step
You know that child, sho’ look like you

I swear, the more I look at that baby the more I’m convinced
You know a little more about this than you’re saying
And he’s just like you, he’s got your attitude
I tried to talk to him the other day
I asked him for a couple of pieces of popcorn outta his bag
You know he had the nerve to tell me
“I got to keep this, cause that’s all I got”

He got it from you, he’s CHEAP!
Yeah that’s your baby
You had something to do with that
Now you telling me - uh, hurry up
C’mon walk a little faster
All that Viagra you paid for
Should help you…

[Fade out]

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[Transcribed 22Mar2023\caj]