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I'm a Woman

American Idol Season 6 - The Songs

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This is considered a signature song for the legendary Peggy Lee. It became well known to an entirely new generation of TV viewers as theme music for an Enjoli women's cologne commercial.

Performer

Melinda Doolittle - March 7, 2007, May 15, 2007

Songwriters

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Notable Recorded Version

  • Peggy Lee - #54 Pop (1963) Watch Video
  • Maria Muldaur - #12 Pop (1975)

Key Lyric Phrase

I can scoop up a great big dipper full of lard from the drippins can
Throw it in the skillet, go out & do my shopping, be back before it melts in the pan
'Cause I'm a woman! W-O-M-A-N

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