Tellin' everybody
All over town
When my money run out
You gonna put me down

You said you never loved me
You admit you're doing me wrong
You say you using me baby
'Til the real thing comes along

Have mercy, baby
Please, have mercy on me
Yes, something's bad gonna happen to you, darling
'Cause you so mean to me

I sometimes wonder
What's on your mind
How can one woman
Be so unkind

You treat me like the dirt
Down on the ground
I steal away to cry sometimes
But the tears just won't come down

Have mercy, baby
Please, have mercy on me
Yes, something's bad gonna happen to you darling
'Cause you so mean to me

I walk the street at midnight
My heart full of pain
Why I love the woman
Lord knows I can't explain

She's a mean mistreater
A heartbreaker, too
Lightning ought to strike the woman
For treating me the way she do

Have mercy, baby
Please, have mercy on me
Yes, something's bad gonna happen to you darling
'Cause you so mean to me

[fading]
So mean to me
So mean to me, baby
You never treat me right
You're so mean to me baby
You always want to fight
Live on, live on ...