He Made a Woman Out of Me-Burch/Bettye Lavette/Hill

[ti:He Made a Woman Out of Me] [ar:Bettye Lavette/Hank Ballard] [al:Nearer to You] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]He Made a Woman Out of Me - Burch/Bettye Lavette/Hill [00:14.61]I was born on a levy [00:16.17] [00:17.34]A little bit south of montgomery [00:19.36] [00:20.80]Mama worked in the big house [00:22.52] [00:23.69]And daddy he worked for the county [00:25.62] [00:26.95]I never had no learnin' [00:28.66] [00:30.22]Until I turned 16 [00:31.96] [00:33.10]When joe henry come up the river yonder [00:36.50]Law made a woman out of me [00:37.95] [00:39.10]Lord he made a woman outta me [00:41.03] [00:44.04]I used to tease joe henry [00:46.28] [00:47.24]I guess I teased to hard [00:49.17] [00:50.34]And one day it all happened [00:52.12] [00:53.38]Right in my own backyard [00:54.91] [00:56.71]Joe henry had his way [00:58.84] [00:59.90]He wouldn't set me free [01:01.30] [01:02.48]I'm hear to tell everybody [01:05.59]That the man made a woman outta me [01:07.82] [01:08.78]Lord he made a woman outta me [01:11.02] [01:14.03]When I think back to that day [01:16.19] [01:17.15]So long ago [01:18.56] [01:20.52]I get a little feelin' on my mind [01:24.32] [01:26.11]Even though it hurt me [01:28.04] [01:29.63]There's one thing I know [01:30.96] [01:32.58]When he left he left him a woman behind [01:35.76] [01:48.21]When I meet another young man [01:50.48] [01:51.34]Wantin' to love and run [01:52.83] [01:54.50]My mind goes back to joe henry james [01:57.17]And a heck of a job he done [01:59.19] [02:00.57]Ain't no other man let me down [02:02.63] [02:03.88]You see I been set free [02:05.55] [02:06.82]Ever since way back yonder [02:09.50]When joe made a woman outta me [02:11.86] [02:12.87]Lord he made a woman outta me [02:14.93] [02:16.00]Lord he made a woman outta me [02:18.18] [02:22.21]Joe made a woman outta me [02:24.31] [02:25.35]Lord he made a woman outta me