I don't want no woman telling me what to do   I don't want no woman telling me what to do   Well, I'm grown now, darling, just as grown as you      I don't want no woman telling me this and that   No, I don't want no woman telling me this and that   Yes, it makes me mad, darling, and I don't go for that      You drink your whiskey, I'll drink my wine   You tend to your business and I'll tend to mine      I don't want no woman, telling me how to live my life   Yes, I'm gonna leave you darling, 'cause I don't want no wife      You used to boss your man, that I can't deny   Before I let you boss me, I lay down and die      I don't want no woman telling me how to live my life   Yes, I'm gonna leave you darling, 'cause I don't want no wife, oh yeah