Well, have you ever been mistreated?
   D'you know what I'm talking about?
   Well, have you ever been mistreated?
   D'you know what I'm talking about?
   I worked five long years for one girl,
   She had the nerve to put me out.
  
   Got a job in a steel mill,
   Shucking steel like a slave.
   Five days and every Friday, I work and bring home my pay.
   If you've ever been mistreated,
   D'you know what I'm talking about?
   Well, I worked five long years for one girl,
   She had the nerve to put me out.
  
   I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago.
   The next little girl that I marry,
   She work and bring me some gold.
   If you've ever been mistreated,
   D'you know what I'm talking about?
   Well, I worked five long years for one girl,
   She had the nerve to put me out.
  
   I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago.
   The next little girl that I marry,
   She work and bring me some gold.
   If you've ever been mistreated,
   D'you know what I'm talking about?
   Well, I worked five long years for one girl,
   She had the nerve,
   She had the nerve,
   She had the nerve,
   She had the nerve to put me out.