Phenomenal Woman Songtext
von Ruthie Foster

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I′m not cute or built to suit or fashion-model size
When I start to tell them, they think I'm tellin′ lies
I say, "It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride in my steps
The curl of my lips"

I'm a woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal woman)
Phenomenal woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal)
Oh, I′m a woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal woman)
Baby, that′s me

I walk into a room just as cool as you please
And to a man they will stand and fall down on their knees
When they swarm around me like a hive of honey bees
I say, "It's in the fire in my eyes
The flash of my teeth
The swing of my waist
The joy in my feet"


I′m a woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal woman)
Phenomenal woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal)
Oh, I'm a woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal)
Baby, that′s me

It's in the hunch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breast
The grace of my style!

Now you understand just why my head′s not bowed
I don't shout or jump about or have to talk real loud
But when you see me passing, it oughta make you proud
I say, "It's in click of my heels
The bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care"

′Cause I′m a woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal woman)
Phenomenal woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal)
I'm a woman (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal)
Baby, that′s me (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomenal woman)


It's in the palm of my hand
And the need for my care" (phenomenal, phenomenal, phenomena woman)
Phenomenal, phenomenal
Phenomenal woman
Baby, that′s me
That's me, yeah, yeah