"What More Can A Woman Do?" (Official Video) - Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee performing "What More Can A Woman Do?" with husband Dave Barbour in an early music video in 1950.

In her autobiography Peggy wrote that the song was inspired by her life with Dave Barbour, the one true love of her life. “This time I was washing dishes and just sang out my love for him.”

Lyrics
If he told me that I should steal
I guess I would, the way I feel
For this is one thing I know is real
What more can a woman do?

And if he told me that I should lie
I guess at least I'd have to try
'Cause it's for him I live or die
What more can a woman do?

It's just another story
Of Jim or Bill or Joe
But when you really love your man
You've gotta let him know

If he told me that I should leave
That's only one thing I can't conceive
I'd rather give and not receive
What more can a woman do?

It's just another story
Of Jim or Bill or Joe
But when you really love your man
You've gotta let him know

If he told me that I should leave
That's only one thing I can't conceive
I'd rather give and not receive
What more can a woman do?
What more can a woman do?

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