What makes a rooster crow every mornin' 'fore day? What makes a rooster crow every mornin' 'fore day? To let the pimps know that the workin' man is on his way We up before sunrise, slavin' sixteen hours a day We up before sunrise, slavin' sixteen hours a day We pay our house rent and grocery bills, and the pimps get the rest of our pay Men, we've got to get together, something's got to be done, we make the money, while the pimps really have the fun And where there's only house rent and grocery bills, no mon, no fun Man, can't you see, you can't keep a whole woman by yourself Man, can't you see, you can't keep a whole woman by yourself If your best friend can't get your woman, he'll frame her for somebody else Something about some women, that I never could understand Something about some women, that I never could understand They not satisfied with a good husband, they want some other woman's man