I say let us put man and a woman together
To find out which one is smarter
Some say man but I say no
The woman got the man de day should know

And not me but the people they say
That the man are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way
That's right de woman is uh smarter
That's right de woman is uh smarter
That's right de woman is uh smarter, that's right, that's right

Ah, ever since the world began
Woman was always teaching man
And if you listen to my bid attentively
I goin' tell you how she smarter than he

And not me but the people they say
That the man are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way

Garden of Eden was very nice
Adam never work in paradise
Eve meet snake, paradise gone
She make Adam work from that day on

And not me but the people they say
That the man are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter, that's right, that's right

Samson was the strongest man long ago
No one could a beat him, as we all know
Until he loved Deliah, Lila said
All of the strength is in the hair of your head

And not me but the people they say
That the man are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter
That's right the woman is uh smarter, that's right, that's right

Ah you meet a girl at a ballroom dance
Thinking that you would stand a chance
Take her home, thinking she's alone
Open the door you find her mama home

And not me but the people they say
That the man are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way
Oh yes, smarter

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Harry Belafonte, Jack Segal, Norman Span