Turtle Blues

<br>Ah, I`m a mean, mean woman<br>And 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>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>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>I guess I`m just like a turtle<br>That`s hidin` underneath its horny shell.<br>Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle<br>Hidin` underneath its horny shell.<br>But you know I`m very well protected -<br>I know this goddamn life too well.<br>Oh! Now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah,<br>I`ve been called much of some 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 of some 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.