| Song | Turtle Blues |
| Artist | Big Brother & the Holding Company |
| Album | Cheap Thrills |
| Big Brother & the Holding Company | |
| Cheap Thrills | |
| Turtle Blues | |
| 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, babe, ‘cause I want ‘em right now.” | |
| I ain’t the kind of woman | |
| Who’d make your life a bed 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 bed of ease. | |
| Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out 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 its horny shell. | |
| Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle | |
| Hidin’ underneath its horny shell. | |
| But you know I’m very well protected — | |
| I know this goddamn 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, ain’t no one gonna dog me down. | |
| Alright, yeah. |
| Big Brother the Holding Company | |
| Cheap Thrills | |
| Turtle Blues | |
| 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, babe, ' cause I want ' em right now." | |
| I ain' t the kind of woman | |
| Who' d make your life a bed 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 bed of ease. | |
| Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out 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 its horny shell. | |
| Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle | |
| Hidin' underneath its horny shell. | |
| But you know I' m very well protected | |
| I know this goddamn 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, ain' t no one gonna dog me down. | |
| Alright, yeah. |