I swear to tell the truth
and nothing but the truth
loving him ain't easy
it�s bad bad news, yeah
momma says use your head you don't need him,
look at all the shit he pulls you through
papa curses baby girl if you don�t leave him
there's nothing I can do for you, there's nothing I can do
He's a mean man
but it's my man
my man alone
he's a mean, mean one
son of a gun
keeps me by the telephone
he's a mean man
my man, my man alone yeah
my man
He likes to mess around
is always in a mess
he likes to have a drink or two
before he gets down to rest yeah
knock knock, 6 o'clock in the morning
baby I've been missing you
He comes and goes without a warning
doing what he does (she sings do)
doing what he does
He's a mean man
but it's my man
my man alone
he's a mean, mean one
son of a gun
keeps me by the telephone
he's a mean man
my man, my man alone yeah
it's my man
he lies and he cheats
he loves and he leaves
that's just the way it goes
but I do what I can
I stand by my man
I think he loves me
i think he does (she sings do again)
i think he does
He's a mean man
but it's my man
my man alone
he's a mean, mean one
son of a gun
keeps me by the telephone
he's a mean man
my man
my man alone
he's a mean man
my man
my man
my man alone