When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothin' else
He'd trade the world
For a good thing he's found
If she is bad, he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
If he puts her down
When a man loves a woman
Spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his food budget
And buy her a sushi roll
If she said that's the way
It ought to be
When a man loves a woman
He'd give her everything he's got (yeah)
Trying to hold on
To his precious love
Baby please don't treat ben bad

1915

Credit: Online Archive of California (OAC)

When a man loves a woman
Deep down in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she is playing him for a fool
He's the last one to know
Loving eyes can never see
Yes when a man loves a woman
I now exactly how he feels
'Cause baby, baby, baby
I am a man
When a man loves a woman

1896

Credit: San Francisco Public Library