It’s a Man, Every Time, It’s a Man

A popular song from 1923
Words and music by Al Dubin, Jimmy McHugh and Irwin Dash

The sheet music:

It’s a Man Every Time – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Its_A_Man_Every_Time_Its_A_Man – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. They call her a girl that men forget
    But why should she have to pay
    A debt I know, that she doesn’t owe
    While the man goes on his way?

Refrain:
For who breaks her heart like a child breaks a toy?
It’s a man ev’ry time, it’s a man
And who brings her sorrow and takes all her joy?
It’s a man, ev’ry time, it’s a man
If he makes a blunder, the whole world forgives
But she has to suffer as long as she lives
And who is to blame if her head hangs in shame?
It’s a man, ev’ry time, it’s a man

  1. This life is a game we have to play
    And hearts are sometimes the stakes
    But why are men, so quick to condemn
    The mistakes a woman makes?

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: