文本歌词

I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away) (Remastered 2016) - Bessie Smith
Written by：RR/Papa Charlie Jackson / Harold Jenkins / Spencer Williams
Oh stingy Ginny
Saved up all her pennies
Straight to the bank she would go
The sharks would have
Their hands around her
But none could get her dough
Ginny's fellow
Was a slick high yeller
Sent away to jail one day
He cried for bail
Then turned real pale
When I heard Ginny say
Oh I've got what it takes
But it breaks
My heart to give it away
It's in demand
They wants it every day
I've been saving it up
For a long long time
To give it away
Would be more than a crime
Your eyes may roll
Your teeth may grit
But none of my money
Will you git
You can look at my bank book
But I'll never
Let you feel my purse
'Cause I'm a woman
Believes in safety first safety first
Said if you want my money
Here's my plan
I'm saving it up
For a real good man
I've got what it takes
But it breaks my heart
To give it away
I've got what it takes
But it breaks my heart
To give it away
It's in demand
Folks cryin' for it every day
I've been saving it up
For a long long time
To give it away
Would be more than a crime
Your eyes may roll
Your teeth may grit
But none of this small change
Will you git
You can look at my bank book
But I'll never let you
Put your hands on my purse
Lord I'm a woman
Believes in safety first
Safety first
Say if you want my money
Here's my plan
I'm not saving it up
For no naked man
I've got what it takes
But it breaks my heart
To give it away