[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
A woman's lot is to give and give
And go on givin'
A woman's got to love and lose
And go on livin'
[Verse 4]
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
[Outro]
Yes, I was born a woman
I'm glad it happened that way
Oh, I was born a woman