Basic Lady
by Allen Toussaint
From the album: Southern Nights
Track 5 of 10 on Southern Nights (1975).
Duration: 2:58
Lyrics for Basic Lady
Basic lady don't need your diamond ring, no Basic lady likes basic things Basic baby likes to dance and sing, y'all Basic lady likes basic things The big city minded woman knows she's always gone Basic lady stays close to home Basic lady, honest to the bone She'll lay back and love you all night long Basic lady don't dig your fancy car She mostly digs you for what you are Basic ladies stand up and shout Got to tell the world what it's all about, yeah Basic lady make you roll and ball-a Make you want to scream and holler Got no apologies, she needs no cover Fact of the matter, she's a basic lover Basic lady make you roll and ball-a Basic lady make you scream and holler And if you've got your mind goin' further Basic ladies make damn good mothers Basic lady don't need your diamond ring, no Basic lady likes basic things Basic baby likes to dance and sing, y'all Basic lady likes basic things