E                    A                        E   E7
What makes a rooster crow every mornin' 'fore day?
     A                                       E
What makes a rooster crow every mornin' 'fore day?
           B7                                                     E
To let the pimps and ramblers know that the workin' man is on his way

[Verse 2]
     E                    A                        E   E7
You can always tell when your woman's man has come to town
         A                                       E
You can always tell when your woman's man is come to town
           B7                                                     E
She will put on her best panties and dress and steal herself a sleepin' gown

[Verse 3]
     E                    A                        E   E7
Men, don't you know there's no way to keep your sweet woman home
      A                                       E
Men, don't you know there's no way to keep your sweet woman home
            B7
Oh, there always some other good man to beat you doin'
                        E
What you tryin' to carry on

[Verse 4]
       E                    A                        E   E7
If you buy your woman plenty of silk things, don't buy them all in one time
        A                                       E
If you buy your woman plenty of silk things, don't buy them all in one time
           B7                                                     E
She will get ramblin' in her brain and some travelin' man on her mind