I was born on a levy A little bit south of Montgomery Mama worked at the big house Daddy, he worked for the county I never had no learning' til I turned 16 When Joe Henry came up the river, O he made a woman out of me Yes he made a woman out of me I used to tease Joe Henry I guess I served him right No long till he left me Cryin' out in the night Joe Henry had his say He wouldn't set me free O you gotta hear me, tell everybody That man made a woman out of me Yes, he made a woman out of me When I think back to that day so long ago I get a little feel in' on my mind Although it hurt me, there's one thing I know When he left, he left him a woman behind When I need another young man To love and hold My mind goes back to Joe Henry James And the heck of a job he's done Well no other man let me down You see, I've been set free Ever since way back yonder When Joe made a woman out of me Yes he made a woman out of me He made a woan out of me Yes he made a woman out of me