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Janis Joplin |
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Miscellaneous |
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Turtle Blues |
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Ah, I?m a mean, mean woman |
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And I don?t mean no one man, no good, no. |
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I?m a mean, mean woman, |
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I don?t mean no one man, no good. |
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I just treats ?em like I wants to |
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I never treats ?em, honey like I should. |
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Oh, Lord, I once had a daddy, |
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He said he?d give me everything in sight. |
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Once had a daddy, |
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Said he?d give me everything in sight. |
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Yes, he did |
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So I said, ?Honey, I want the sunshine, |
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you take the stars out of the night. |
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Come on and give ?em to me, babe, ?cause I want ?em right now.? |
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I ain?t the kind of woman |
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Who?d make your life a bed of ease, ha ha ha ha! |
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. |
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I?m not the kind of woman, no, |
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To make your life a bed of ease. |
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Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out drinkin?, honey, |
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Won?t you invite me along please. |
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Oh, I?ll be so good to ya babe, yeah! |
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Whoa, go on! |
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I guess I?m just like a turtle |
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That?s hidin? underneath its horny shell. |
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Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle |
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Hidin? underneath its horny shell. |
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But you know I?m very well protected ? |
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I know this goddamn life too well. |
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Oh! Now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah, |
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I?ve been called much of some things around, |
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Honey, don?t ya know I have! |
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Whoa, call me mean or call me evil |
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I?ve been called much of some things, all things around, |
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Yeah, but I?m gonna take good care of Janis, yeah, |
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Honey, ain?t no one gonna dog me down. |
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Alright, yeah. |
