Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
Valerie June
[Verse 1]
I ain't fit to be no mother
I ain't fit to be no wife, yeah
I been workin' like a man, y'all
I been workin' all my life, yeah
All my life, y'all
All my life, yeah
[Verse 2]
There ain't no dinner on the table
Ain't no food in the 'fridgerator
I go to work and I'll be back later
I go to work, said I'd be back later
'Cause I've been workin' like a man, y'all
I've been workin' all my life, yeah
All my life, y'all
All my life, yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Lord, you know I'm a good looking woman
Lord, you know I'm a good looking girl and-a
If you want to give me something
Anything in this great big world, then
Lord, you know that I am ready
For my sugar, my sugar daddy
Lord, you know that I am ready
For my sugar, my sugar daddy
Workin’ Woman Blues was written by Valerie June.
Workin’ Woman Blues was produced by Péter Sabák.
Valerie June released Workin’ Woman Blues on Tue Aug 13 2013.
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #39 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Valerie June’s Pushing Against a Stone opened with this provocative feminist anthem, written in the style of century-old standards — a driving guitar riff, lyrics repeated for emphasis (‘I...