Oh, no matter what you say, baby No matter what you do The way you treat me, baby You know it's comin' back home to you And your cryin' won't help you, baby Oh, cryin' won't help you now Cryin' won't help you, baby Because you've been so mean to me Oh, you must remember baby No mind no matter where you go Watch those seeds just scatter 'Coz you gotta reap just what you sow And your cryin' won't help you, baby Oh, your cryin' won't help you now Eh, cryin' won't help you, baby Because you been so mean to me, yes you have Oh, before I leave you, woman Just wanna shake your hand I'm goin' back to my woman Gonna let you, get you another man And your cryin' won't help you, baby Hey, cryin' won't help you now Yes, your cryin' won't help you woman Because you've been so mean to me You've been mean, you've been mean You've been mistreatin' me, you've been mean You know you've been mean to me, baby You know you've been mean I'm gonna let you go back, to you're used to be Can I say it again? Mean, you've been mean You've been mistreatin' me woman You just won't treat me right Oh, you've been mean Mean to me, baby You've been mean You know you've been so mean to me, woman You ought to do a little better, baby You ought to straighten up and fly right You ought to do a little better, baby You ought to straighten up and fly right Yes, you just won't, you just won't You know you won't, baby You just won't treat me right, hey And I talk to this woman again And I talk to her again Can I say something else to her? You've been mean You've been mean You've been mean You've been mean to me, woman You've been mean You've been mean You've been mean to me, baby You won't treat me right You've been mean I say you've been mean Been mean to me Hey ya, what you sayin'?