[Verse 1] Some girls lose their boys after years Some lose them right at the start Standing in line, it's a question of time Who's gonna be the next broken heart? Well, my heart belonged to a love so strong I would love him ‘til the day that I die But I didn't lose my love to the Lord above I lost him to a D.I.Y [Chorus 1] D – she was so determined to take him right out of my hands I – if you're idle in love they can steal from the very first dance Y – she was young and pretty and young and pretty is better than I But we gave them all our kisses Now they found another missus ‘Cause we lost him to a D.I.Y [Verse 2] Some women feel if you put her on a seal It will keep your fella out of reach But it ain't always so if you can grab them from below That's a lesson every woman can teach
But my man was just the sort you could trust You could look a fella right in the eye Well he wasn't for deceiving But suddenly he was leaving ‘cause I lost him to a D.I.Y [Chorus 1] [Bridge] L–A–D–I–E–S Come on, girls, if she's wearing a dress T–H–I–E and F She got high heels and she couldn't care less W–O–M–E–N Come on, girls, it'll happen again H–I–S–T–O–R–Y Come on, folks, just an ordinary guy [Chorus 2] D – she was so determined to take him right out of my hands I – if you're idle in love they can steal from the very first dance Y, Y, Y – she was young and pretty and young and pretty is better than I But we gave them all our kisses Now they found another missus ‘Cause we lost him to a D.I.Y