Lonnie Johnson - Beautiful But Dumb (1931) lyrics

To marry a beautiful woman these days, is just like a murder crime.

To marry a beautiful woman these days, is just like a murder crime.

If you lookin' for a real good woman, boy you just wastin' time.

First she don't know how to sweeten your coffee, she can't even make up your bed.

She don't know how to sweeten your coffee, she can't make up your bed.

She can't even roast your meat and how she mess up your bread.

Next, she can't bake cornbread, she can't even boil beef stew.

She can't even bake cornbread, she can't boil beef stew.

Man, if your woman is beautiful and dumb, that don't mean a thing to you.

My gal baked me some bread this morning, the bread refused to rise.

My gal baked me some bread this morning, my bread refused to rise.

The crust was tough on the bread, was the rubber on a Maxwell tire.

Some men crave beautiful women, but in my life it's not worthwhile.

Some men crave beautiful women, but in my life it's not worthwhile.

After all they're just beautiful, ain't got sense of a newborn child.