Lyric Turtle Blues

Ah, I m a mean, mean woman
And I don t mean no one man, no good, no.
I m a mean, mean woman,
I don t mean no one man, 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.
Yes, he did
So I said, “Honey, I want the sunshine,
you take the stars out of the night.
Come on and give em to me, babe, cause I want em right now.”

I ain t the kind of woman
Who d make your life a bed of ease, ha ha ha ha!
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, if you just wanna go out drinkin , honey,
Won t you invite me along please.
Oh, I ll be so good to ya babe, yeah!
Whoa, go on!

I guess I m just like a turtle
That s hidin underneath its horny shell.
Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle
Hidin underneath its horny shell.
But you know I m very well protected —
I know this goddamn life too well.

Oh! Now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah,
I ve been called much of some things around,
Honey, don t ya know I have!
Whoa, call me mean or call me evil
I ve been called much of some things, all things around,
Yeah, but I m gonna take good care of Janis, yeah,
Honey, ain t no one gonna dog me down.
Alright, yeah.