Women Be Wise
Wisdom in Silence: Unveiling the Secrets of Love
Lyrics
Women be wise, keep your mouth shut, don't advertise your man
Women should be wise by keeping quiet and not publicly praising or boasting about their partners.
Don't sit around gossiping, explaining what your good man really can do
Advice against gossiping or detailing the capabilities or virtues of one's good partner.
Some women nowadays, Lord they ain't no good
Some contemporary women lack integrity or moral character.
They will laugh in your face, Then try to steal your man from you
Warning about deceitful women who mock and then attempt to steal another woman's partner.
Women be wise, keep your mouth shut, don't advertise your man
Reiteration of the advice for women to stay quiet about their relationships.
Your best girlfriend, she might be a highbrow, she changes clothes 3 times a day
Caution about a seemingly sophisticated female friend who frequently changes clothes, raising suspicion about her activities.
What do you think she's doing now, while you're so far away
Questioning what this highbrow friend might be doing while the narrator is away.
She's loving your man in your own damn bed
Suspecting that the friend might be romantically involved with the narrator's partner, even in her absence.
You better call for the doctor, mama, try to investigate your head
Advising the narrator to be cautious and investigate the situation further.
Women be wise, keep your mouth shut, don't advertise your man
Repetition of the advice for women to maintain secrecy about their partners.
Women be wise, keep your mouth shut, don't advertise your man
Continued emphasis on the importance of women keeping quiet about their relationships.
Don't sit around, girl, telling all your secrets,
Warning against divulging personal or intimate details, especially about a partner's capabilities.
Telling all those good things he really can do
Advising against sharing specifics about the positive attributes or actions of one's partner.
If you talk about your baby, you tell me he's so fine
Highlighting the danger of speaking highly about one's partner, potentially inviting unwanted attention from others.
Lord honey, I just might sneek up and try to make him mine
Expressing the risk of another person attempting to interfere or pursue the narrator's partner upon hearing positive remarks about him.
Women be wise, keep your mouth shut, don't advertise your man
Restatement of the advice for women to remain discreet about their relationships.
Don't be no fool, don't advertise your man (baby don't do it)
A final warning against being foolish by openly promoting or boasting about one's partner.
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