I makes no difference if you're rich or poor   Or if you're smart or dumb   A woman's place in this old world   Is under some man's thumb      And if you're born a woman, you're born to be hurt   You're born to be stepped on, lied to, cheated on and treated like dirt   Oh, if you're born a woman, you're born to be hurt.      A woman's lot is to give and heal, and go on givin'   A woman's got to love and lose, and go on livin'   Yes, I was born a woman, I didn't have no say   But when my man finally comes home, he makes me glad it happened that way   Because to be his woman no price is too great to pay   Ya, I was born a woman, I'm glad it happened that way.