Turtle Blues

Janis Joplin


Ah, Im a mean, mean woman,
I dont mean no one man, no good, no
Im a mean, mean woman,
I dont 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 hed give me everything in sight
Once had a daddy,
Said hed 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 aint the kind of woman
Whod make your life a bed of ease, ha ha ha ha!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Im 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,
Wont you invite me along, please
Oh, Ill be so good to ya babe, yeah!
Whoa, go on!

I guess Im just like a turtle
Thats hidin underneath its horny shell
Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle
Hidin underneath its hard-ass shell
But you know Im very well protected
I know this goddamn life too well

Oh! now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah,
Ive been called much worser things around,
Honey, dont ya know I have!
Whoa, call me mean or call me evil
Ive been called much worser things, all things around,
Yeah, but Im gonna take good care of janis, yeah,
Honey, aint no one gonna dog me down
Alright, yeah.