作曲 : Quinton Claunch/Osbie Burnett McClinton

When I was the age of three

My dear mother had a little talk with me

She said a woman can be a good little thing

But, son, she mean a whole world to men

If I hadn't loved your daddy this way

He wouldn't be the nig man he is today

[Chorus]

Don't you know

A man needs a woman

A man got to have a woman

To carry on (to carry on)

To carry on

Just like the fish needs the ocean

Just like rough hand need a little lotion

Like the windows needs pane

Like the highway needs two lane

[Chorus]

Don't you know

A man needs a woman

A man got to have a woman

To carry on (to carry on)

To carry on

Just like a vampire needs blood

Like a dead dog need them bugs

Just like the darkness needs the light

Just like the fisherman, he needs

He needs a little bite now, oh, yeah

[Chorus ]

Don't you know

A man needs a woman

A man got to have a woman

To carry on (to carry on)

To carry on

Just like a boxer need gloves

Just like me, I need a little love

Like the soldier needs a gun...