I just want to 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-si-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 make 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
Making deals offered to me
I can make it through the hills
Without a jeep or a van
But I've 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 keep you
Just as long as I can
Cause you are my W-O-M-A-N