I swear to tell the truth
And nothing but the truth
Loving him ain't easy
He's bad, bad news, yeah
Mama say, "Use your head, you don't need him
Look at all the shit he put you through"
Papa curse, "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 is my man
My man alone
He's a mean, mean one
A son of a gun
Keeps me by the telephone
He's a mean man
My man
My man alone
Na, na, na-na
Na, na, na-na, ah
He likes to mess around
He's always in a mess
Likes to have a drink or two
Before he downs the rest
Knock, knock, six o'clock in the morning
Baby, I've been missing you
He comes and goes without a warning
Doing what he do, ooh-ooh
Doing what he do, ooh
He's a mean man, but is my man
My man alone
He's a mean, mean one
A son of a gun
Keeps me by the telephone
He's a mean man
My man
My man alone, yeah
Na, na, na-na
Na, na, na-na
He lies and he cheats
He loves and he leaves
That's just the way it goes
But I do what I can and I stand by my man
I think I love her
I think she knows
And I think she knows
He's a mean man (a mean man) but is my man (my man)
My man alone
He's a mean, mean one (mean one)
A son of a gun (a gun)
Keeps me by the telephone
He's a mean man
My man
My man alone
Na, na, na-na
Na, na, na-na-ah
I love you girl
(Yeah, ooh) (oh yeah)