It makes no difference
if you're rich or poor
Or if you're smart
or dumb
A woman's place
in this old world
is under some
man's thumb
And if you're
born a woman
you're born to be hurt
You're born to
be stepped on,
lied to, cheated on
and treated like dirt
Ah if you're
born a woman
you're born to be hurt
A woman's lot is
to give and give
and go on giving
A woman's got to
love and lose
and go on living
Well I was
born a woman
I didn't have no say
And when my man
finally comes home
He makes me glad
it happened that way
Because to be
his woman
no price is
too great to pay
Yes, I was born
a woman
I'm glad it
happened that way
Oh, I was born
a woman
I'm glad it happened
that way