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Man Smart, Woman Smarter (a calypso)

I say let us put man and woman together
To find out which one is smarter
Some say men, but I say no
The women got the men beat they should know

      Chorus:
   Ah not me, but the people they say
   That the men are leadin' the women astray
   But I say, the women of today
   Is smarter than the man in every way
   That's right, the woman is, uh, smarter
   That's right, the woman is, uh, smarter
   That's right, the woman is, uh, smarter
   That's right, that's right

Oh, ever since the world began
Woman was always teachin' man
And if you listen to my bid attentively
I gonna tell you how SHE smarter than HE

      Chorus

Samson was the strongest man long ago
No one could have beat him as we all know
Until he loved Delilah. Lilah said,
All of his strength is in the hairier head!

      Chorus

I was treatin' a girl independantly
She was makin'-believe on me
When the baby born and I went to see
Eyes was blue, it was not by me!

      Chorus

Oh you meet a girl at a ballroom dance
Thinkin' that you would stand a chance
Take her home thinkin' she's alone
Open the door, you find her husband home!

      Chorus
Сверил с фонограммой

версия Гарри Белафонте; постмодернисткая стилизация Norman Span
===================версия Гарри Белафонте:
Harry Belafonte in a 1952 calypso titled ‘Man Smart (Woman 
Smarter)’

I say let us put man and a woman together
To find out which one is smarter
Some say man but I say no
The woman got the man de day should know

And not me but the people they say
That de man are leading de women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way

That’s right de woman is uh smarter
That’s right de woman is uh smarter
That’s right de woman is uh smarter, that’s right, that’s right

Ever since the world began
Woman was always teaching man
And I you listen to my bid attentively
I goin’ tell you how she smarter than me

In the garden of Eden Adam built a home
When he settled down Eve started to roam 
Many a night, he spent in pain
Ever Eve was able, she was raising Caine

Samson was the strongest man long ago
No one could a beat him, as we all know
Until he clash with Deliah on top of the bed
She told them all the strength was in the hair of his head

You meet a girl at a pretty dance
Thinking that you would stand a chance
Take her home, thinking she’s alone
Open de door you find her husband home

I was treating a girl independently
She was making baby for me
When de baby born and I went to see
Eyes was blue it was not by me

Garden of Eden was very nice
Adam never work in Paradise
Eve meet snake, Paradise gone
She make Adam work from that day on

Methusaleh spent all his life in tears
Lived without a woman for 900 years
One day he decided to have some fun
The poor man never lived to see 900 and one

===================постмодернисткая стилизация:
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) 
Lyrics: Norman Span
Music: Norman Span

Bob Weir introduced this song to the Grateful Dead in 1981, and played it regularly from then on. 

Let us put men and women together
See which one is smarter
Some say men, but I say no
The women got the men like a puppet show

Believe me, it's the people that say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say that the women today
Are smarter than the men in every way

Chorus
That's right, the women are smarter
That's right, the women are smarter
That's right, the women are smarter
The women are smarter than the men today

Little boy sit on the corner and cry
Big man come and he ask him why
Says I can't do what the big boys do
Man sat down and he cried too

It ain't me, but the people who say
That the men are leading the women astray
But I say that the women today
Are smarter than the men in every way

[chorus]

Ever since the world began 
Women been imitating the ways of men
But listen cause I've got a plan
Give it up, just don't try to understand

[chorus]