The Rolling Stones
"Beast Of Burden" lyrics

Beast Of Burden

I'll never be
Your beast of burden
My back is broad
But it's a hurting
All I want
Is for you to make love to me

I'll never be
Your beast of burden
I've walked for miles
My feet are hurting
All I want
Is for you to make love to me

Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind
To see

I'll never be
Your beast of burden
So let's go home
And draw the curtains
Music on the radio
Come on, baby
Make sweet love to me

Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind
To see

Oh, little sister
Pretty, pretty, pretty, girl

You're a pretty, pretty, pretty
Pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Pretty, pretty
Such a pretty
Pretty, pretty girl
Come on, baby
Please, please, please

I'll tell ya
You can put me out
On the street
Put me out
With no shoes on my feet
But, put me out
Put me out
Put me out of misery
Yeah

All your sickness
I can suck it up
Throw it all at me
I can shrug it off
There's one thing, baby
That I don't understand
You keep on telling me
I ain't your kind of man

Ain't I rough enough?
Ooh, baby
Ain't I tough enough?
Ain't I rich enough, in love enough?
Ooh
Ooh
Please

I'll never be
Your beast of burden
I'll never be
Your beast of burden
Never, never, never, never
Never, never, never be

I'll never be
Your beast of burden
I've walked for miles
And my feet are hurting
All I want
Is you to make love to me

I don't need
No beast of burden
I need no fussing
I need no nursing
Never, never, never, never
Never, never, never be