♪ American woman, gonna mess your mind American woman, she's gonna mess your mind American woman, gonna mess your mind American woman, gonna mess your mind Say A, say M Say E, say R Say I, say C Say A, M American woman, gonna mess your mind American woman, gonna mess your mind American woman, gonna mess your mind American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let me be Don't come a-hangin' around my door I don't wanna see your face no more I got more important things to do Than spend my time throwin' old with you Now woman, I said stay away American woman, listen what I say American woman, get away from me American woman, mama let me be Don't come a-knockin' around my door I don't wanna see your shadow no more Colored lights can hypnotize Sparkle someone else's eyes Now woman, I said get away American woman, listen what I say American woman, I said get away American woman, listen what I say Don't come a-hangin' around my door I don't wanna see your face no more I don't need your war machines I don't need your ghetto scenes Colored lights can hypnotize Sparkle someone else's eyes Now woman, get away from me American woman, mama let me be Go, gotta get away, gotta get away Now go, go, go I'm gonna leave you woman Gonna leave you woman Bye bye, bye bye Bye bye, bye bye You're no good for me I'm no good for you Gonna look you right in the eye Tell you what I'm gonna do You know I'm gonna leave You know I'm gonna go You know I'm gonna leave You know I'm gonna go I'm gonna leave you woman Goodbye American woman