Turtle Blues Lyrics

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 hard-a*s 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.

Janis Joplin - Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection

Aug 2005

1. Bye, Bye Baby
2. Easy Rider
3. Intruder
4. Light Is Faster Than Sound
5. Call On Me
6. Women Is Losers
7. Blindman
8. Down On Me
9. Caterpillar
10. All Is Loneliness
11. Coo Coo
12. The Last Time
13. Call On Me
14. Bye, Bye Baby
15. Combination Of The Two
16. I Need A Man To Love
17. Summertime
18. Piece Of My Heart
19. Turtle Blues
20. Oh, Sweet Mary
21. Ball And Chain
22. Roadblock
23. Flower In The Sun (Previously Unissued)
24. Catch Me Daddy (Live)
25. Magic Of Love (Live)
26. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Janis Joplin
27. Maybe
28. One Good Man
29. As Good As You've Been To This World
30. To Love Somebody
31. Kozmic Blues
32. Little Girl Blue
33. Work Me, Lord
34. Dear Landlord
35. Summertime (Live)
36. Piece Of My Heart (Live)
37. Move Over
38. Cry Baby
39. A Woman Left Lonely
40. Half Moon
41. Buried Alive In The Blues
42. My Baby
43. Me And Bobby McGee
44. Mercedes Benz
45. Trust Me
46. Get It While You Can
47. Tell Mama (Live)
48. Little Girl Blue (Live)
49. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (Live)
50. Cry Baby (Live)
51. It's A Deal
52. Easy Once You Know How
53. Maybe (Live)
54. Raise Your Hand (Live)
55. Bo Diddley (Live)