1:42 PM

Happy International Women's Day!

I'm A Woman

I can wash out forty-four pairs of socks
And have them hangin’ out on the line
I can starch and iron two dozen shirts
Before you can count from one to nine
I can scoop up a great big dipper
Full of lard from the drippin’s can
Throw it in the skillet, go out and do my
Shopping and be back before it melts in the pan

‘Cause I’m a woman
W O M A N
I’ll say it again

I can rub and scrub till this old house
Is shinin’ like a dime
Feed the baby, grease the car and
Powder my face at the same time.
Get all dressed up, go out and swing
Till four a.m. and then
Lay down at five, jump up at six
And start all over again.

‘Cause I’m a woman
W O M A N
I’ll say it again

If you come to me sickly,
you knowI’m gonna make you well
If you come to me hexed up,
You know I’m gonna break the spell
If you come to me hungry,
You know I’m gonna fill you full o’ grits
If it’s lovin’ you’re lackin’, I’ll kiss you
And give you the shiverin’ fits.

‘Cause I’m a woman
W O M A N
I’ll say it again

I can stretch a greenback dollar bill
From here to kingdom come
I can play the numbers, pay my bills
And still end up with some
I got a twenty dollar gold piece says
There ain’t nothin’ I can’t do
I can make a dress out of a feed bag
And I can make a man out of you

‘Cause I’m a woman
W O M A N
I’ll say it again
‘Cause I’m a woman
W O M A N
And that’s all

4 comments:

Kristi K. said...

That's so cool! I love it. Is it a song?

Leah said...

Indeed it is. I do believe it was originally from the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe.

neicybelle said...

i know this song!! how fun!! yay!! thanks for the sister boost!!

Holli said...

I'll give that a big ole AAMEN sister!