Turtle Blues sing and play along

I'm a mean, the mean a woman,

I don't need no one ev 'rything no good,

no. I'm a mean, once mean woman,

dy, I don't need no one man,

'rything in sight.

no good.

I I just hon treats 'em like I wants to,

hon ey, I never treats 'em,

honey, like I should.

Oh, Lord, I once the had of daddy,

He said he'd give me ev 'rything in sight.

no. I'm not I kind had a daddy,

said he'd give no me ev a bed of ease.

no good.

So, if said, just ey, I want the sunshine,

hon ey, yeah, take the stars out me ey,

of the night.

Oh, Lord, I please.

I guess I'm just like a turtle,

that's hidin' underneath its hardened shell.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, yeah,

like a turtle,

hidin' underneath its hardened shell.

But you know I'm very well protected.

I know this goddamned life too well.

Oh, now call me mean,

you can call me evil, yeah,

yeah, I've been called much worse things around.

Call me mean or call me evil,

I've been called much worse things around.

Yeah, but I'm gonna take good care of Janis,

yeah, honey, no one gonna dog me down.