Lord, have you ever been mistreated?
Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Yes, have you ever been mistreated?
Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Lord I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to kick me outI got a job at a steel mill, I'm shucking steel just like a slave
Five long years, every Friday y'all I went straight home, yeah
I went straight home
Mistreated, then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Lord I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to kick me outLord but I finally learned a lesson, I should have known long time ago
The next woman I marry, she gotta have two jobs
And she gotta go out and work long and bring some dough
Lord, said I've been mistreated
And you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Lord I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to kick me outHave you ever been mistreated?
Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Yes, have you ever been mistreated?
Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Lord I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to kick me outI got a job at a steel mill, I'm shucking steel just like a slave
Five long years, every Friday yes y'all I went straight home
I went straight home with all my pay
Yes, I've been mistreated
And you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
Lord I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to kick me out, LordLord, I finally learned a lesson, I should have known a long time ago
The next woman I marry, she gotta have two jobs
And she gotta go out and work and bring home some dough
I've been mistreated, yeah
And you, you know just what I'm talking about
I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerves to put me out