American woman gonna mess your mind   American woman, she gonna mess your mind   American woman gonna mess your mind   American woman gonna mess your mind      Say A, say M, say E   Say R, say I, C   Say A, N      American woman gonna mess your mind   American woman gonna mess your mind   American woman gonna mess your mind      American woman, stay away from me   American woman, mama let me be   Don't come hangin' around my door   I don't wanna see your face no more      I got more important things to do   Than spend my time growin' old with you   Now woman, I said stay away   American woman, listen what I say      American woman, get away from me   American woman, mama let me be   Don't come knockin' around my door   Don't wanna see your shadow no more      Colored lights can hypnotize   Sparkle someone else's eyes   Now woman, I said get away   American woman, listen what I say      American woman, said get away   American woman, listen what I say   Don't come hangin' around my door   Don't wanna see your face no more   I don't need your war machines   I don't need your ghetto scenes      Colored lights can hypnotize   Sparkle someone else's eyes   Now woman, get away from me   American woman, mama let me be      Go, gotta get away, gotta get away   Now go, go, go, I'm gonna leave you, woman   Gonna leave you, woman   Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye      You're no good for me   I'm no good for you   Gonna look you right in the eye   Tell you what I'm gonna do      You know I'm gonna leave   You know I'm gonna go   You know I'm gonna leave   You know I'm gonna go, woman      I'm gonna leave you, woman   Goodbye, American woman