Pretty women wonder Where my secret lies I'm not cute or built to suit A fashion model's size But when I try to tell them They think I'm telling lies I say it's the reach of my arms The span of my hips The stride of my steps The curl of my lips I'm a woman Phenomenal woman Yes, indeed' Cause I'm a woman Phenomenal woman Baby, that's me I walk into a room Just as cool as you please And, to a man, the fellows stand Or fall down on their knees Then they swarm around me Like a hive of honeybees I say it's the fire in my eyes The flash of my teeth The swing of my waist The joy in my feet I'm a woman Phenomenal woman Yes, indeed' Cause I'm a woman Phenomenal woman Baby, that's me It's in the arch of my back The sun of my smile The ride of my breasts The grace of my style Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud When you see me passing It ought to make you proud I say it's in the click of my heels The bend of my hair The palm of my hand The need for my care I'm a woman Phenomenal woman Yes, indeed' Cause I'm a woman Phenomenal woman Baby, that's me