She’s a Woman (W-O-M-A-N)

[Verse 1]
She can wash out forty pairs of socks and have 'em hangin' out on the line
She can starch and iron two dozen shirts before you can count from one to nine
She can scoop a great big dipper full of lard from the dippin' can
Throw in the skillet, go and do her shopping, and be back before it melts in the pan

[Chorus]
'Cause she’s a woman, W-O-M-A-N
I'll say it again

[Verse 2]
She can rub and scrub 'til this old house is shinin' like a diamond
Feed the baby and grease the car, and powder her face at the same time
Get all dressed up and go out and swing at four AM, and then
A-lay down at five and jump at six and start all over again

[Chorus]
'Cause she’s a woman, W-O-M-A-N
Well, I'll say it again

[Verse 3]
If I go to her sickly and hip, she gon' make me well
If come home all messed up, she gon' break the spell
If I go to her hungry, I know she'll give me some soul food and grits
If it's loving I'm lacking she'll kiss me and give me the shivering fits

[Chorus]
'Cause she’s a woman, W-O-M-A-N
I'll say it again, yeah

[Verse 4]
Man, she can stretch a greenback dollar bill from here to kingdom come
She can play the numbers, pay the bills, and still end up with some
I got a twenty-dollar gold piece say there ain't nothing she can't be
Man, if she made a dress out of a feed bag, you know she'll make a man of me

[Chorus]
'Cause she’s a woman, W-O-M-A-N
Let me say it again
She’s a woman, W-O-M-A-N
I'll say it again

[Coda, spoken]
Do the name Ruby Begonias strike a familiar note?