I swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth loving him ainīt easy heīs bad bad news mama say use your head you donīt need him look at all the shit he pulls you through papa curse baby girl if you donīt leave him thereīs nothing I can do for you thereīs nothing I can do
heīs a mean man but itīs my man my man alone heīs a mean mean one a son of a gun he keeps me by the telephone heīs a mean man, my man, my man alone
na na nan na (heīs my man) na na nan na (my mean man) na na nan na
he likes to mess around heīs always in the mess likes to have a drink or two before he does the rest knock knock six oīclock in the morning baby Iīll be missing you he comes and goes without warning doing what he do hmm doing what he do
heīs a mean man but itīs my man my man alone heīs a mean mean one a son of a gun he keeps me by the telephone heīs a mean man, my man, my man alone
na na nan na (heīs my man) na na nan na (my mean man)
he lies and he cheats he loves and he leaves thatīs just the way it goes but I do what I can I stand by my man I think he loves me I think he knows I think he knows
heīs a mean man but itīs my man my man alone heīs a mean mean one a son of a gun he keeps me by the telephone heīs a mean man my man my man alone heīs a mean man my man my man my man alone