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
it's 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... 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
it's 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...