Woman of the World

Marvin Gaye

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned more than two decades. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a storefront minister of a local Pentecostal church sect and grew up singing gospel in church revivals as a young child. Gaye branched out into secular music as a teenager, joining the doo-wop group The Marquees, after returning from an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows. Following the band's separation in 1960, Gaye began working as a session drummer for the Detroit music label, Anna, before signing with Motown Records in 1961, adding an "e" to his s… more »


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2019
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Oh, baby
Looking good
Oh (yeah yeah)
Looking real (oh) fine
Woo, woo, woo, woo (lady lady)
Lady (girl)

Oh woman
Liberated lady of today
Remember all our childhood days (do you remember?)
Boy and girl, we used to play
(Do your remember?) do you remember, baby?

Hey, freedom (freedom)
Emancipation's what you found, woo
Legislation put me down, oh yeah (oh yeah)
What happened to yesterday? (What happened?)

Ooh, woman of the world
Now that your eyes meet mine
You see 
A brand new generation
You're where you want to be
(You've come a long way, baby)
Woo, (you've come a long way, baby)

Hey, woman (woman of the world)
Chauvinism's day is done (Chauvinism's day is done)
Now there isn't anyone, no, no (now there isn't anyone)
For you to look up to (you're on your own now)
Woo (You're on your own)

Lady, hey baby
If independence is your thing, listen
You got the world on a string, woo
Go on and take your time (take it baby) (oh)

Oh, woman of the world
What would you prefer be done? (what would you prefer be done?)
After all we've done together (together)
Oh, you want to pull away now

(You've come a long way, baby)
Hey, woman of the world (you've come a long way, baby)
My yesterday girl (you've come a long way, baby)
Little lady, oh (you've come a long way, baby)
Baby, it's your show, it's your show (you've come a long way, baby)
(Woman of the world) you are my girl, woman (you've come a long way, baby)
Woman of the world (you've come a long way, baby)
Yesterday girl (you've come a long way, baby)
Ah, they all know, it's your show, it's your show (you've come a long way, baby)
It's your, it's your show (you've come a long way, baby)
Baby, it's your show (you've come a long way, baby)
Baby, it's your show (you've come a long way, baby)
Uh, from a, from a, from a, woman of the world
(You've come a long way, baby)
Woo (You've come a long way, baby)

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Written by: Larry Edward Gordon, Larry Mizell

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