i was born on a levee
a little bit south of montgom’ry
mama worked in the big house
and daddy he worked for the county
i never had no learnin’
until i turned 6
when joe henry come up the river y’all
lord made a woman outta me yes he did
lord he made a woman outta me yeah
i used to tease joe henry
i guess it served me right
wasn’t long ’til he left me
cryin’ out in the night
joe henry had his say
he went and set me free
i need tell everybody
that the man made a woman outta me
lord he made a woman outta me yeah
when i think back to that day so long ago
iii get a little feelin’ on my mind
although it hurt me there’s one thing i know
when he left he left him a woman behind behind
when i meet another young man
wantin’ to love and run yeah
my mind goes back to joe henry james
and the heck of a job he done uhhuh
ain’t no other man let me down
you see i’ve been set free
ever since way back yonder
when joe made a woman outta me yes he did
lord he made a woman outta me he made a woman
made a woman outta me yeah
joe made a woman outta me uhhuhhuh
lord he made a woman outta me yes he did
joe made a woman outta me he made a woman
lord he made a woman outta me
Artist: Bobbie Gentry
Year: 1970
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 148