You're a mean mistreating mama And you don't mean me no good Yes, you're a mean mistreating mama And you sure don't mean me no good I don't blame you, baby I'd be the same way if I could You say you're gonna leave me Well, you say you're going away Oh, you say you're gonna leave me Oh, you say you're going away That's alright, baby Maybe you'll come back home one day, yeah Now you're a mean mean mistreater And you mistreat me all the time Uh, oh baby, you're a mean mistreater You mistreat me all the time Oh yeah, oh, I tried to love you, baby But I swear you won't pay me no mind, no Now do you remember, mama In the morning when I knocked upon your door You had the nerve to tell me That you just didn't want me no more I remember that day In the morning you knocked on my door, oh yeah You had the nerve to tell me You just didn't want me no more, no, no Now you're lonesome baby, sleeping all by yourself When the one that you're love is sleeping with someone else Ain't it lonesome baby, sleeping all by yourself When the one you love, Lord, have mercy He's in love with somebody else