Mean Mary - Woman Creature

WOMAN CREATURE (Mary James, Jean James) Mary James – vocals, creature howls (wolf, coyote), banjo, guitar Oli Hayhurst – upright bass Larry Salzman – percussion Mixed by Marc Frigo I don’t need a full moon, it’s when the sky’s not overcast The sun reaches high noon, and it can happen very fast I hide under a shade tree when I start feeling strange But a ray of light finds me, and I can feel the change I guess I’m complicated, and so people back away When the old me has vacated, I become something gray Wish I could do a suntan ad, or find a suntan lotion That’ll stop these changes just a tad, or change them to slow motion CHORUS If I howl or bay, or give my lonesome cry Please don’t back away, it’s just my way of saying “hi” Some say it’s like the howl, of a wolf that’s playing chicken But maybe it’s the growl, of a woman panic-stricken Please don’t run away, nothing’s ever what it seems I’m trapped in a movie where everybody screams I could be a sweet lady, a doctor, or a teacher But once I set the monster free, they only see - woman creature Some say I’m mythological, a product of nightmares Some say it’s psychological, and caused by day scares As I roam my territory, I might look quite voracious But it’s just an allegory, I’m really quite flirtatious I guess I have the specs of werewolf or were-coyote With a “right the wrong” complex of a were-Don-Quixote Wish I could do a suntan ad, or find a suntan lotion That’ll stop these changes just a tad, or change them to slow motion CHORUS CHORUS: Please don’t run away, nothing’s ever what it seems I’m trapped in a movie where everybody screams If you see me and Lon Chaney in a double feature Just know I’m free, I had to be – a woman creature The Federal Bureau of Investigation, says it’s ultraviolet radiation The Agriculture Corporation, say it’s from cross-pollination The World Health Organization, say it’s humanitarian evaporation The Aviation Administration, blames a hydrogen ion concentration The Ladies Aid Foundation, say it’s a vocational complication My local TV station, says I need an inoculation The Board of Education, says it’s just misinformation My credit application, says it’s suspended animation