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Cheaper To Keep Her

Johnnie Taylor

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Johnnie Taylor

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mack Rice

Composer

Wade Marcus

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Don Davis

Producer

Joe Tarantino

Mastering Engineer

Lou Casella

Recording Engineer

Jerry Masters

Recording Engineer

Phil De Lancie

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

It's cheaper to keep her

It's cheaper to keep her

[Verse 2]

When your little girl

Make you mad

And you get an attitude

And pack your bags

[Verse 3]

Five little children

That you're leaving behind

Son, you're gonna pay some alimony

Or do some time

[Verse 4]

That's why

It's cheaper to keep her

Help me say it, y'all

It's cheaper to keep her

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 5]

See, when you get through staring

That judge in the face

You're gonna wanna cuss

The whole human race

[Verse 6]

That's why

It's cheaper to keep her

(It's cheaper to keep her)

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 7]

(It's cheaper, it's cheaper)

(It's cheaper, it's cheaper)

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 8]

You didn't pay but two dollars

To bring the little girl home

Now you're about to pay two thousand

To leave her alone

[Verse 9]

You see another woman out there

And you wanna make a change

She ain't gonna want you

'Cause you won't have a

Damn thing

[Verse 10]

That's why

It's cheaper to keep her

It's cheaper to keep her

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 11]

By the time you get through looking

That judge in the face

You're gonna wanna cuss

The whole human race

[Verse 12]

That's why

It's cheaper to keep her

(It's cheaper to keep her)

It's cheaper to keep her

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 13]

(It's cheaper, it's cheaper)

(It's cheaper, it's cheaper)

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 14]

I know you think

The grass is greener

Way over on the other side

When that judge give you

That dirty look

You may as well put your money

In mama's pocketbook

[Verse 15]

That's why

It's cheaper to keep her

(It's cheaper to keep her)

It cost too much to leaver her alone

(It's cheaper to keep her)

I know, it's cheaper to keep her, yeah

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 16]

'Cause you gonna pay some alimony

If you leave home

(It's cheaper to keep her)

[Verse 17]

I tell y'all

It's cheaper to keep her

Don't you know that it's

It's cheaper to stay at home

I gotta tell you

I'm bringing the message tonight

[Verse 18]

It's cheaper to keep her

Cheaper to keep her

Cheaper to keep her

Cheaper to keep her

[Verse 19]

She gonna cost you too much

If you let her go, man

It's cheaper to keep her

[Verse 20]

You might as well put up

With your little arguments

And fussing and fighting

Because I'ma tell you something tonight

I tell you, it's cheaper to keep her

[Verse 21]

Ain't it man

Ain't it cheaper to keep her

Yeah

[Verse 22]

By the time you get through looking

That judge in the face

You'll be lucky

If you even have

If you even have a place, 'cause

It's cheaper to keep her

Written by: Mack Rice

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