I'm a Woman, I'm a Man - Friend & Lover

If you told me that you love me, I would feel so proud If you'd let me hold you honey, I'd holler out loud I'll never love another even if I can Well, come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man A-won't you let me, baby, just a-kind of hang around? I'll always love honey, and I'll never let you down I'll never love another even if I can Well, come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man I'd climb the highest mountain if it reached up to the sky To prove that I love you, I would jump off and fly I'd even swim the ocean from shore to shore To prove that I love you just a little bit more A-won't you let me, baby, just a-kind of hang around? I'll always love you honey, and I'll never let you down I'll never love another even if I can Well, come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man Won't you let me, baby, just a-kind of hang around? I'll always love honey, and I'll never let you down I'll never love another even if I can Well, come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man

If you told me that you loved me I would feel so proud If you let me hold you honey I'd holler out loud I'll never love another, even if I can Oh come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man Oh won't you let me baby just to kinda hang around I'll always love you honey and I'll never let you down I'll never love another even if I can Oh come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man I'd climb the highest mountain if it reached up to the sky To prove that I loved you I would jump off and fly I'd even swim the ocean from shore to shore To prove that I love you just a little bit more Won't you let me baby just to kinda hang around I'll always love ya honey and I'll never let ya down I'll never love another even if I can Oh come to me baby I'm a one woman man Won't ya let me baby just to kinda hang around I'll always love ya honey and I'll never let ya down I'll never love another even if I can Oh come to me baby I'm a one woman man

(Riperton - Rudolph - Thedford) I'm silk and satin And I know child and lover's pain But don't be fooled 'cause I'm tender hearted I'm stronger than a hurricane I like fire, I like ice I can cut you like a knife But I'd rather be nice I'm a woman So don't push and don't shove What you want there's plenty of I was born to make love I'm a woman Hot nights... dripping passion Lead you to my bed of flames Leave your world enter my enchantment And I will love you wild and un-restrained

I can wash out forty four pairs of socks And have 'em on the line I can starch and iron two dozen shirts 'Fore you can count from one to nine I can slip up a great big dip up of lard From a drippings can Throw it in the skillet, do my shopping 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 'Til this house shinin' like a dime Feed the baby, grease the car Powder my face at the same time Get all dressed up Go out swing 'til 4 a.m. and then Lay down at 5, jump up at 6 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 know I'm gonna make you well If you come to me all hexed up You know I'm gonna break the spell If you come to me hungry You know I'm gonna fill you full of grits If it's lovin you're likin' 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 got a twenty dollar gold piece Says there ain't nothing 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

I asked my father I said, father change my name The one I'm using now it's covered up With fear and filth and cowardice and shame Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me He said, I locked you in this body I meant it as a kind of trial You can use it for a weapon Or to make some woman smile... Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Then let me start again, I cried Please let me start again I want a face that's fair this time I want a spirit that is calm Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me I never never turned aside, he said I never walked away It was you who built the temple It was you who covered up my face Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me And may the spirit of this song May it rise up pure and free May it be a shield for you A shield against the enemy... Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

Could you show me what love is about? Could you show me what love is about? No clue, no key, just a scent of a doubt Could you tell me what it's all about? And if you haven't got the time And if you haven't got the time it's alright Oh I'll try to find some other Working undercover I'm a Lover Lover Lover Could you show me what life is about? Could you show me what life is about? What's true to believe have a scent of a doubt Could you tell me what it's all about? And if you haven't got the time If you don't want to spend the time, bare in mind That I heard you had discovered You read the record cover I'm a Lover Lover Lover