She Once Belonged to Me - Allen Toussaint

Don’t you talk about the lady

Don’t you talk about her, please

Don’t you talk about the lady

She once belonged to me

Don’t you talk about the woman, oh no

She’s got qualities you can’t see

Don’t you talk about the lady

She once belonged to me

(She's not just another woman)

No, no, no, she almost beared my child

Yes, she did

(She's not just another woman) No no

But she only stayed a little while

Just like the sunshine in the mornin'

She lightens up my day

Even though we both knew

She was just passin' through

Lord, how I tried to make her stay

(She's not just another woman)

No, no, no, she almost beared my child

Yes, she did

(She's not just another woman) No no

But she only stayed a little while

(Talk about the pain)

(Talk about the same)

Please don’t talk about the lady

She once belonged to me

Can’t you see now

(Talk about the hate)

(Talk about the weight)

But please don’t say nothin'

'Bout the woman

She’s got qualities you can’t see

Yes, sirree now