Oh, no matter what you say, baby

No matter what you do

The way you treat me, baby

You know it's comin' back home to you And your cryin' won't help you, baby

Oh, cryin' won't help you now

Cryin' won't help you, baby

Because you've 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' won't help you, baby

Oh, your cryin' won't help you now

Eh, cryin' won't help you, baby

Because you been so mean to me, yes you have Oh, before I leave you, woman

Just wanna shake your hand

I'm goin' back to my woman

Gonna let you, get you another man And your cryin' won't help you, baby

Hey, cryin' won't help you now

Yes, your cryin' won't help you woman

Because you've been so mean to me You've been mean, you've been mean

You've been mistreatin' me, you've been mean

You know you've been mean to me, baby

You know you've been mean

I'm gonna let you go back, to you're used to be Can I say it again?

Mean, you've been mean

You've been mistreatin' me woman

You just won't treat me right Oh, you've been mean

Mean to me, baby

You've been mean

You know you've 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 won't, you just won't

You know you won't, baby

You just won't treat me right, hey And I talk to this woman again

And I talk to her again

Can I say something else to her? You've been mean

You've been mean

You've been mean

You've been mean to me, woman You've been mean

You've been mean

You've been mean to me, baby

You won't treat me right You've been mean

I say you've been mean

Been mean to me

Hey ya, what you sayin'?