That Bad Eartha: African Lullaby - Eartha Kitt

African Lullaby

Barbra Streisand

Streisand Superman

Lullaby For Myself

Self-contained and self-content

No promises to keep

I’ve got things so together

That i just can’t fall asleep

Walked the night and drank the moon

Got home at half-past four

And i knew that no-one marked my time

As i unlocked my door

It’s really lovely to discover

That you like to be alone

Not to owe your man an answer

When he gets you on the phone

Not to share a pair of porkchops

When you crave champagne and cheese

And your aim becomes to please yourself

And not to aim to please

Oh they sold me when they told me

Two can live as cheap as one

But i’m learning twice you’re earning

Doesn’t mean it’s twice the fun

If you spend your each dime and all your time

On someone else’s schemes

I’m not needy but i’m greedy

And i live my deepest dreams

Take an hour in the shower

Use the water while it’s hot

In the tub a hand to scrub my back

Is all i haven’t got

Self-aware with self-esteem

Is selfishness a crime?

I take the day for quite a ride

And i take my own sweet time

Time to spare and time to share

And grateful i would be

If just one damn man would share the need

To be alone with me