JANIS JOPLIN - Turtle Blues lyrics
rate meAh, I'm a mean, mean woman,<br>I don't mean no one man, no good, no.<br>I'm a mean, mean woman,<br>I don't mean no one man, no good.<br>I just treats 'em like I wants to,<br>I never treats 'em, honey like I should.<br><br>Oh, lord, I once had a daddy,<br>He said he'd give me everything in sight.<br>Once had a daddy,<br>Said he'd give me everything in sight.<br>Yes, he did.<br>So I said, honey, I want the sunshine,<br>You take the stars out of the night.<br>Come on and give 'em to me, babe, 'cause I want 'em right now.<br><br>I ain't the kind of woman<br>Who'd make your life a bed of ease, ha ha ha ha!<br>No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.<br>I'm not the kind of woman, no,<br>To make your life a bed of ease.<br>Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out drinkin', honey,<br>Won't you invite me along, please.<br>Oh, I'll be so good to ya babe, yeah!<br>Whoa, go on!<br><br>I guess I'm just like a turtle<br>That's hidin' underneath it's horny shell.<br>Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle<br>Hidin' underneath it's hard-ass shell.<br>But you know I'm very well protected ¡º<br>I know this goddamn life too well.<br><br>Oh! now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah,<br>I've been called much worser things around,<br>Honey, don't ya know I have!<br>Whoa, call me mean or call me evil<br>I've been called much worser things, all things around,<br>Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of janis, yeah,<br>Honey, ain't no one gonna dog me down.<br>Alright, yeah.
