Bessie Regina Norris, also known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist,
Ms. wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night” and other hits. But one thins is fired sure, Betty could clean upright.
A cleanup woman is a woman who
Gets all the love we girls leave behind
The reason I know so much about her
Is because she picked up a man of mine
Jumpin' slick was my ruin
'Cause I found out all I was doin'
Was makin' it easy for the cleanup woman
To get my man's love, aww, yeah
Just makin' it easy for the cleanup woman
To get my baby's love, huh huh
I took this man's love and put it on a shelf
And, like a fool, I thought I had him all to myself
When he needed love, I was out havin' fun
But I found out that all I had done
Was made it easy for the cleanup woman
To get my man's love, huh huh
Yeah, that's what I did
I made it easy for the cleanup woman
To steal my baby's love, aw, yeah
The cleanup woman will wipe his blues away
She'll give him plenty of lovin', twenty-four hours a day
The cleanup woman, she'll sweep him off his feet
She's the one who'll take him in when you dump him in the street
So take a tip, you better get hip
To the cleanup woman, 'cause she's tough
I mean, she really cleans up
Songwriters: Clarence Henry Reid / Willie James Clarke
Clean up Woman lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC - Betty Wright (1971) https://youtu.be/TPVk-m1Pr4s
Working With Betty Wright Was a 'Magical Experience,' Recalls S-Curve Records President Steve Greenberg https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9375158/betty-wright-appreciation-steve-greenberg-s-curve-records-president
BBC News - Betty Wright: Tributes paid as soul star dies, aged 66 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52614840
