John Mellencamp Martha Say Lyrics

Martha Say Lyrics

Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her.

She
don't need his money, she don't need him between the sheets,

She ain't
gonna sleep on the edge of the bed for no stinking man.

And that's the way
she lives 'cause I saw her last night

Pouring water on a drowning man in
the moonlight, saying:



Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,

Hi-de-hi-de-hey
now, Martha.

Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.

Say what, hey you, look out,
Martha.



Martha say she don't need no revolver to shoot some idiot
down.

She can do it with her eyes, she can do it with her smile,

She
can do it with a conversation just walking down the hall.

Man, now ain't
that the truth 'cause i saw her take a bite out of

Some macho dude laying
some corn ball line on her last night, saying:



Hi-de-hi-de-hi,
brother,

Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.

Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.

Say
what, hey you, look out, Martha.



Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother. 
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother.)

Hi-de-hi-de-ho, sister.  (Hi-de-hi-de-hi,
yeah.)

Hi-de-hi-de-hi.  (Hi-de-hi-de-ho, yeah.)

Hi-de-hi-de-hi,
Martha.

Say what, look out, shake it up Martha.



Martha say say she
ain't changin', no nothin' for nobody for

   no damn good reason.

It's
the way that she wants it, it's the way that she gets it.

Well, the girl
loves playing hardball, it leaves me in a

   no win situation
saying:



Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,

Hi-de-hi-de-hey now,
Martha.

Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.

Say what, hey you, look out,
Martha.



Repeat



Martha say she don't need no stinking man
making no decisions for her.