Lyrics He Made A Woman Out Of Me - Remastered 2022 - Bettye LaVette

I was born on a levy
A little bit south of Montgomery
Mama worked at the big house
And daddy worked for the County
I never had no learnin'
'Til I turned 16
When Joe Henry come up the river, y'all
Made a woman out of me
Lord, he made a woman out of me

I used to tease Joe Henry
I guess I teased too hard
And one day, it all happened
Right in my own backyard

Joe Henry had his way
He wouldn't set me free
Oh, I'm here to tell everybody
That the man made a woman out of me
Lord, he made a woman out of me

When I think back to that day
So long ago
I, I, I get a little feelin' on my mind
Even though, it hurt me
There's one thing that I know
That's when he left, he left the woman behind

Ooh
Lord

And when I see another young man
Wantin' to love and run
My mind goes back to Joe Henry James
A heck of a job he done

Ain't no other man let me down
You see, I've been set free
Ever since way back yonder
When Joe made a woman out of me
Oh, he made a woman out of me

Lord, he made a woman out of me
Oh, oh, oh, said he made a woman out of me
Oh, oh, oh, said he made a woman out of me