Well, you can't make love to somebody When you got somebody else on your mind Oh, you can't make love to another When you try, you're just wasting your time I got my gal by the hand, started dancing I tried to lose these low down blues I couldn't hide Yeah, that ol' funk gave me the shove and I kept crawlin' Thought I'd long satisfied Well, you can't make love to somebody When you got somebody else on your mind Oh, you can't make love to another When you try, you're just wasting your time Well, you can't make love to somebody When you got somebody else on your mind Oh, you can't make love to another When you try, you're just wasting your time Listen boy, ain't no joy when you're lonesome Troubled time get you off on the wrong track Listen to a man that's had a lot experience If you do wrong then you'll never win her back Well, you can't make love to somebody When you got somebody else on your mind I said, you can't make love to another When you try, you're just wasting your time