Na na nan na Na na nan na I swear to tell the truth And nothing but the truth Loving him ain't easy He's bad bad news Mama says use your head You don't need him Look at all the shit he pulled 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 he's my man My man alone He's a mean mean one A son of a gump He keeps me by the telephone He's a mean man, my man, my man alone Na na nan na (he's my man) Na na nan na (my mean man) Na na nan na He likes to mess around He's always in the mess Likes to have a drink or two Before he gets down to rest Knock knock six o'clock in the morning Baby I'll be missing you He comes and goes without a warning Doing what he do hmm Doing what he do He's a mean man but he's my man My man alone He's a mean mean one A son of a gump He keeps me by the telephone He's a mean man, my man, my man alone Na na nan na (he's my man) Na na nan na (my mean 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 knows I think he knows He's a mean man but he's my man My man alone He's a mean mean one A son of a gump He 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 Na na nan na Na na nan na