"Ain't I A Woman" lyrics

I been crying so long
I could fill up riverbeds and
I feel the scorching heat on my back
I been praying so long
That the good Lord come and take me
Death would be easier

Than raising someone else's child
While mine been towed away
The husband that you laying with
Come night still raping me
You know the truth, it bothers you
You act like you don't see
But who gon' listen to little old me?
Ain't I a woman?
Hm, ain't I a woman too?

Cook you food, wash your clothes
Till my fingers bloody red
Yet you treat me like I owe the debt
[?] God knows
I done spent my whole life serving
Even freedom couldn't get my tongue back

For raising someone else's child
And mine been towed away
The husband that you laying with
Come night still raping me
You know the truth, it bothers you
You act like you don't see
But who gon' listen to little old me?
Ain't I a woman?
Hey, ain't I a woman too?
Hey, ain't I a woman?
Hey, ain't I a woman too?
Ain't I a woman? Ain't I a woman?
Ain't I a woman too?
Ain't I a woman?
Ain't I?
Ain't I a woman too?