Have you ever been mistreated?
You know just what I'm talking about
Have you ever been mistreated?
You know just what I'm talking about
I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to put me out

I 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
You know just what I'm talking about
I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned a lesson
I should have known long time ago
The next woman I marry
And work and bring some dough
Lord, said I been mistreated
You know just what I'm talking about
I work five long years for one woman
And she had the nerve to put me out