Berkeley Woman
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I saw a Berkeley woman swayin' in a rockin' chair
A dulcimer in her lap and a feather in her hair
Her breasts swayed freely with the rhythm of the rockin' chair
She was a-singin' and a-strummin' and a-swayin'
And her cheeks were red, I declare
And hard to believe what my eyes showed me then
The colors in her cheeks were just her natural skin
She wore no make-up to make her look that way
She was a natural mama with the red cheeks
What more can I say?
Well, I finally realized there was hunger in my stare
And in my mind, I was swayin' with that woman in the rockin' chair
But the lady I was livin' with was standin' right by my side
She saw me starin' and she saw my hunger
And Lord, it made her cry
And with anger on her face and hurt in her eyes
She scratched me and she clawed me, she screamed and she cried
"You don't give me near all the lovin' that you should
Yet you're ready to go and lay with her
You're just no damn good"
Well, I guess she's probably right
I guess I'm probably wrong
I guess she's not too far away
She hadn't been gone very long
I guess we could get together and try one more time
But I'm sure wanderlust would come again
And we'd only wind up a-cryin'
So now you've heard this story plain as the light of day
Hard to feel guilty for lovin' the ladies
That's all I got to say
Except that a woman is the sweetest fruit
That God ever put on the vine
Still, I'd no more love just one kind of woman
Than drink only one kind of wine