[ Claus, Powell, and Hyman (The Horse Flies) ]
a woman of beauty
a woman of pain
in france or jakarta
her shadow's the same
Chorus:
you go home with sally ann
you go home with sally ann
you go home
a woman of kindness
with bracelets of jade
in china or japan
her choices are made
Chorus
a woman of chances
no family or friends
in argentina
she knows only men
Chorus
a woman of color
debts to be paid
in trenton or detroit
she lives by the blade
a woman of beauty
a woman of pain
in france or jakarta
her shadow's the same
Chorus:
you go home with sally ann
you go home with sally ann
you go home
a woman of kindness
with bracelets of jade
in china or japan
her choices are made
Chorus
a woman of chances
no family or friends
in argentina
she knows only men
Chorus
a woman of color
debts to be paid
in trenton or detroit
she lives by the blade