Turtle Blues (Janió Joplin) I'm a mean, mean woman I don't mean no one mean, no good I'm a mean, mean woman I don't mean no one mean, no good I just treats em like I wants to I never treats em, honey like I should Oh lord, I once had a daddy He said he'd give me everything in sight Once had a daddy Said he'd give me everything in sight So I said, hon I want the sunshine And take the stars out of the night (Come on and give em to me, cause I want em right now) I ain't the kind of woman Who'd make your life a bed of ease No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no I'm not the kind of woman...no To make your life a bed of ease Yeah...but if you just wanna go out drinkin honey Won't you invite me along please (Oh I'd be so good to ya babe...yeah.) I guess I'm just like a turtle That's hidin underneath its horny shell Whoah...I'm like a turtle Hidin underneath its horny shell But ya know I'm very well protected Ya can call me evil...yeah I've been called much of some things around Call me mean Or call me evil I've been called much of some things around Yeah...but I'm gonna take good care of Janis Yeah! Honey no one gonna talk me down. Copyright by Janis Joplin JK apr97
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