This is a song Maggie wrote because we wanted to do a bluesy tune, but the whole CD was sort of upbeat, so we didn't want to sing a song about cheatin and losing your man and having your heart fall out through your armpit. This is dedicated to Libba Cotton who was an inspiration to Maggie ever since they met in 1977 in Hawaii.

copyright Maggie Washburne

Laugh when the sun won't shine

Girls, when you're young and pretty

Got lot's of boys that's right

But when your hair starts turning,

you'll want a good man to hold you tight.

Oh there's nothing like a good man

and a good man's hard to find

Someone who'll love you when you're laughing

make you laugh when the sun won't shine.

Boys, all those pretty girls

they are so hard to tell apart

Find the one who loves you

not for your truck, but for your heart.

Ain't nothing like a good woman

a good woman's hard to find

someone who'll love you when you're laughing,

make you laugh when the sun won't shine.

When I was a young girl, it was difficult to choose

lawyers, rich boys, mountain men

they all gave me the blues

Ain't nothin' like a good man...

Babe, something I should tell you,

I've been meaning for sometime

We've had our ups, we've had our downs

But, Lord, I'm glad you're mine.

Ain't nothin' like a good man...