Pretty women wonder   Where my secret lies   I'm not cute or built to suit   A fashion model's size   But when I try to tell them   They think I'm telling lies      I say it's the reach of my arms   The span of my hips   The stride of my steps   The curl of my lips      I'm a woman   Phenomenal woman   Yes, indeed   'Cause I'm a woman   Phenomenal woman   Baby, that's me      I walk into a room   Just as cool as you please   And, to a man, the fellows stand   Or fall down on their knees   Then they swarm around me   Like a hive of honeybees      I say it's the fire in my eyes   The flash of my teeth   The swing of my waist   The joy in my feet      I'm a woman   Phenomenal woman   Yes, indeed   'Cause I'm a woman   Phenomenal woman   Baby, that's me      It's in the arch of my back   The sun of my smile   The ride of my breasts   The grace of my style      Now you understand   Just why my head's not bowed   I don't shout or jump about   Or have to talk real loud   When you see me passing   It ought to make you proud      I say it's in the click of my heels   The bend of my hair   The palm of my hand   The need for my care      I'm a woman   Phenomenal woman   Yes, indeed   'Cause I'm a woman   Phenomenal woman   Baby, that's me