Oh, no matter what you say, baby
No matter what you do
The way you treat me, baby
You know its comin back home to you
And your cryin wont help you, baby
Oh, cryin wont help you now
Cryin wont help you, baby
Because youve been so mean to me
Oh, you must remember baby
No mind no matter where you go
Watch those seeds just scatter
Coz you gotta reap just what you sow
And your cryin wont help you, baby
Oh, your cryin wont help you now
Eh, cryin wont help you, baby
Because you been so mean to me, yes you have
Oh, before I leave you, woman
Just wanna shake your hand
Im goin back to my woman
Gonna let you, get you another man
And your cryin wont help you, baby
Hey, cryin wont help you now
Yes, your cryin wont help you woman
Because youve been so mean to me
Youve been mean, youve been mean
Youve been mistreatin me, youve been mean
You know youve been mean to me, baby
You know youve been mean
Im gonna let you go back, to youre used to be
Can I say it again?
Mean, youve been mean
Youve been mistreatin me woman
You just wont treat me right
Oh, youve been mean
Mean to me, baby
Youve been mean
You know youve been so mean to me, woman
You ought to do a little better, baby
You ought to straighten up and fly right
You ought to do a little better, baby
You ought to straighten up and fly right
Yes, you just wont, you just wont
You know you wont, baby
You just wont treat me right, hey
And I talk to this woman again
And I talk to her again
Can I say something else to her?
Youve been mean
Youve been mean
Youve been mean
Youve been mean to me, woman
Youve been mean
Youve been mean
Youve been mean to me, baby
You wont treat me right
Youve been mean
I say youve been mean
Been mean to me
Hey ya, what you sayin?