Turtle Blues

Turtle Blues - Big Brother/The Holding Company

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

'Cause I want 'em right now "

I ain't the kind of woman

Who'd make your life a bad 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 bad of ease

Yeah but if you

To just wanna go out to 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 it's horny shell

Whoa whoa oh yeah like a turtle

Hidin' underneath it's horny shell

But you know I'm very well protected

I know this god damn 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 no one gonna dog me down

Allright yeah