| Well a hard headed woman, |
| A soft hearted man |
| Been the cause of trouble |
| Ever since the world began. |
| Oh yeah, ever since the world began |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| Adam told to Eve, |
| «Listen here to me, |
| Don’t you let me catch you |
| Messin' round that apple tree.» |
| Oh yeah, ever since the world began |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| Oh yeah, ever since the world began |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| Samson told Delilah |
| Loud and clear, |
| «Keep your cotton pickin' fingers |
| Out my curly hair.» |
| Oh yeah, ever since the world began |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| I heard about a king |
| Who was doin' swell |
| Till he started playing |
| With that evil Jezebel. |
| Oh yeah, ever since the world began |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| I got a woman, |
| A head like a rock. |
| If she ever went away |
| I’d cry around the clock. |
| Oh yeah, ever since the world began |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| A hard headed woman been |
| A thorn in the side of man. |
| Recorded: 1958/01/15, first released on single |