I love my man I'm a liar if I say I don't I love my man I'm a liar if I say I don't But I'm quittin' my man I'm a liar if I say I won't I been your slave, baby Ever since I've been your babe I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe But before I'll be your dog I'll see you in your grave My man wouldn't give me no breakfast Wouldn't give me no dinner Squawked about my supper Then he put me out doors Had the nerve to lay a match box on my clothes I didn't have so many but I have a long, long way to go I ain't good lookin' And my hair ain't curls I ain't good lookin' And my hair ain't curls But my mother she gave me somethin' It's gonna carry me through this world Some men like me 'cause I'm happy Some 'cause I'm snappy Some call me honey Others think I've got money Some tell me Billie baby you're built for speed Now if you put that all together Makes me everything a good man needs