Mr. Welfare Man

Keep away from me

Mr. Welfare

They just keep on saying I'm a lazy woman

Don't love my children and I'm mentally unfit

I must divorce him, cut all my ties with him

'Cause his ways they make me sick

It's a hard sacrifice, and I testify (Hard sacrifice)

Not having me a loving man

Society gave us no choice

Tried to silence my voice

Pushing me on the welfare (On the welfare)

I'm so tired

I'm so tired of trying to prove my equal rights

Though I've made some mistakes

For goodness sakes

Why should he help mess up my life?

Ooh

So keep away from me

Mr. Welfare

Did you hear me?

Don't come near me (Keep away from me)

Oooh, mmm

Mr. Welfare

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Holding me back, using your tact

To make me live against my will

(Hard sacrifice)

If that's how it goes, child, I don't know

I can't concede my life's for real

He's like the private eye for the FBI

He's just as envious as the Ku Klux Klan

Though I'm of peasant fate, it's hard to relate

I do the very best I can

Ooh

So keep away from me

Ooh ooh

Mr. Welfare

No, no

Did you hear me?

Don't come near me (Keep away from me)

Stay away

Mr. Welfare

They keep on saying I'm a lazy woman

Don't love my children and I'm mentally unfit

I must divorce him, cut all my ties with him

'Cause his ways they make me sick

Oh, oh

It's a hard sacrifice

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy

Mr. Welfare

Stay away, Mr. Welfare

I'm so tired

I'm so tired of trying to prove my equal rights

Though I've made some mistakes

For goodness sakes

Why should he help mess up my life?

Woo-woo!

So keep away from me

Oh ooh

Mr. Welfare

Don't you hear me?

Don't come near me (Keep away from me)

Stay away, Mr. Welfare

They keep saying I'm a lazy woman

Don't love my children and I'm mentally unfit

I must divorce the man, cut all my ties with him

'Cause his ways they make me sick

Oh oh oh oh

It's a sacrifice

I gotta testify

Mr. Welfare

Mr. Welfare

I'm so tired, I'm so tired

I'm so tired of trying to prove my equal rights

Though I've made some mistakes

For goodness sakes

Why should he help mess up my life?

Woo-ooh-ooh

Keep away from me

Mr. Welfare

Did you hear me?

Don't come near me (Keep away from me)

Ooh

Mr. Welfare

They keep saying I'm a lazy woman

Don't love my children and I'm mentally unfit

I must divorce him, cut all my ties with him

'Cause his ways they make me sick

Woo!

It's a hard sacrifice

I just want to testify

Oh Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy

Mmm hmmm

Keep away from me

Get on! Get on!

Keep away from me

Move on! Mr. Welfare

Keep away from me