I wasn't born a fisherman

I wasn't born a schoolgirl

And I wasn't born a tree of leaves

I wasn't born, o Lordy Lord

'Cause I was a bold and tireless worker

I wasn't born an Indian

I wasn't born Arabian

I was not born a man with a dream to just let it falter

I wasn't born, oh, a well digger

I wasn't born a fleshy thing

And I wasn't born a thing to be scorned, a thing to be ignored

And I will align myself with nothing

And I will enjoin my heart with no one's

'Cause I was untried when I was applied the light of birth

I wasn't born, oh, to tell the truth

And I was not born, oh-oh, to sleep with Ruth

We're miles apart, and I have no heart for weeks between coupling

Well, I could bide my time with girls that live in town

Those who seem always to be hanging around

But it would not seem right to pass the night with one not my true love

I will align myself with nothing

And I will enjoin my heart with no one's

'Cause I was untried when I was applied

The light of birth