'This is a man's world, this is a man's world

But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

You see, man made the cars to take us over the road

Man made the train to carry the heavy load

Man made electric light to take us out of the dark

Man made the boat for the water, like Noah made the ark

This is a man's, man's, man's world

But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl'

Songwriters: Betty Newsome / Betty Jean Newsome / James Brown