Lyrics The Three Degrees

The Three Degrees

Macaroni Man

[Male]

I'm a macaroni man gettin' all the ladies

Yeah, I know you would.

How you doin', baby? Yeah...

[Valerie]

Now ladies, don't get excitied

But I heard there's macaroni men all over town

[Sheila]

Yeah? But what is a macaroni man?

She's got to be kidding

[Helen]

Uh-uh, I know.

A macaroni man is a dude who wears big, big hats

And catchin' all the ladies.

[Valerie/Sheila]

Oh!...

Alligator shoes

Still he cries the blues

Silk suits and diamond rings

Sell them most than anything

He's God's gift to the ladies

That's what he is, yes, it is

Beware, don't let the green grass fool ya

Use your mind, don't let get past and rule ya

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

On the game, out of sight

Face is warm full of heart of ice

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

Better get on your P's and Q's

If you don't, you're gonna pay hard dues

Ooh... yeah, yeah...

Sleeping in his car

Roamin' near, roamin' far

Searchin' for his prey

Think of everything what he's got to say

Tell the lady what she loves to hear

His magnetism just draws you near

And he knows just how to set his trap (He knows)

His swagger is clean and all he can rap

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

Young or old, you can make his team

Be a lady at his changing schemes

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

You better get on your P's and Q's

'Cause if you don't, you're gonna be misused

Yeah... yeah, yeah...

[Valerie/spoken:]

Now, let me get on the fellas' case right there.

If you men don't get on your job,

One of these evenings when you're coming home

From out of that office of land of whatever you do,

You're gonna find a note saying,

"Baby, I love you, but goodbye."

Because the macaroni man don't play;

He knows when, how, and what to say.

So if I were you, instead of coming home

With an attitude demanding something to eat,

I use a little tact and say something sweet.

Then you got a chance to compete.

He's God's gift to the ladies

That's what he is, yes, it is

Now beware, don't let the green grass fool ya

Use your mind, don't let get past and rule ya

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

On the game and he's out of sight

His face is warm, but his heart is ice

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

Silk suits and diamond rings

Sell them most than everything, yeah

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

Oh yeah

You better watch out, you better watch out

Ooh, for the macaroni man

Macaroni man

Out to catch you any way he can

His swagger's clean, his rap is mean

Ohh... yeah, yeah...