I was born on a levy
A little bit south of Mongo
Mama worked at the big house
And daddy worked for the County
I never had no learnin'
Until 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 to hard
And one day it all happened
Right in my own backyard
Joe Henry had his way
He wouldn't set me free
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 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 him a woman behind, ooh, Lord
When I see another young man
Wantin' to love and run
My mind goes back to Joe Henry James
And a heck of a job he done
Ain't no other man let me down
You see, I been set free
Every since way back yonder
When Joe made a woman outta me
Lord, 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
