You know, I been thinkin' about something lately, baby Come sit down here, I got something to tell you You know, these past few days have been magical You made me feel like a 100 bucks last night And the breakfast you cooked up this morning Tasted like it was made from the big restaurant in the sky Nonetheless, I noticed lately that you been thinkin' about settling down And gettin' us a little cabin in the woods together Maybe couple chickens, couple dogs, couple kids And you know, and I You know, I really think that sounds lovely, baby, but uh I got something real important to tell ya So I hope you're sitting down Here it comes, baby Well, I don't need no woman tellin' me When to go bed and when to brush my teeth Girl, if you ain't my mama, please don't try to be Yeah, you can't change this old hound dog No, you can't fix me, what, what? I'm gonna keep a-hootin' and a-hollerin' And drinkin' liquor and gettin' high I'm never gonna be the man you want me to be I'm a rebel 'til I die He don't need no woman He don't need no man He don't need no woman He don't need no man 'Cause I been living on the outskirts of society my whole life And I ain't never gonna be like all the stupid things that you like Never gonna like them, ma'am Yeah, I don't need no woman Need no, need no man To tell me what I can't do or what I can He don't need no woman He don't need no man He don't need no woman He don't need no man Well, I don't need no woman, no woman telling me When to go to bed, when to pick up all my things Girl, I don't need to clean my room until I want to 'Cause I'm a free man, baby, I belong to the open road And by the time the morning comes, honey I'll be hoppin' on out of here like a frog or a toad (Just like a toad) (Just like a toad) He don't need no woman He don't need no man He don't need no woman (I don't need no woman) He don't need no man (telling me) He don't need no woman He don't need no man He don't need no woman He don't need no man