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Verse 1:
A-well, a hard-headed woman,
A soft-hearted man,
Been the cause of trouble,
Ever since the world began.

Chorus:
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Ever since the world began. Ah-ha-a-hu.
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of man.
Ah-ha-a-hu.

Verse 2:
Now Adam told to Eve,
"A-listen here to me,
A-don't you let me catch you,
Messin' 'roun' that apple tree."

Chorus:
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Ever since the world began. Ah-ha-a-hu.
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of man.

Instrumental break.

Chorus:
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Ever since the world began. Ah-ha-a-hu.
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of man.

Verse 3:
Now Samson told Delilah,
Loud and clear,
"A-keep your cotton-pickin' fingers,
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Chorus:
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Ever since the world began. Ah-ha-a-hu.
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of man.
Ah-ha.

Verse 4:
I heard about a king,
Who was doin' swell.
Till he started playin',
With that evil Jezebel.

Chorus:
Oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Ever since the world began. Ah-ha-a-hu.
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of man.

Instrumental break with "Ah-ha-a-hu" vocal sylings.

Verse 5:
A-I know a woman,
A head like a rock.
If she ever went away,
I'd cry around the clock.

Chorus:
A-a-oh, yeah! (Oh, yeah!)
Ever since the world began. Ah-ha-a-hu.
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of man.

Coda:
A hard-headed woman,
Been a thorn in the side of a man.

Ah-ha-ha!