I just wanna tell you baby if I can I need my W-O-M-A-N A M-A-N needs a W-O for love or dirty boogie or the do-se-do And the F-E-M-A-L-E can turn a B-O-Y into a M-A-N Well I can take a failure I can take a flop I've survived at the bottom better than the top I take it day by day and I can do alright if my W-O-M-A-N is in at night I'm not talking good or bad or lust or sin oh I'm just talking W-O-M-A-N I can get along without a dog or a cat and luxury is not where happiness is at I can do without tobacco coffee or tea And I turn down lots of money makin' deal offered me I can make it through the hills without a jeep or a van But I gotta have my W-O-M-A-N I need you woman W-O-M-A-N man man I need you and I'll kepp you just as long as I can cause you are my W-O-M-A-N