Never treat me sweet and gentle, the way he should
 I've got it bad and that ain't good
 My poor heart is oh, sentimental, not made of wood
 I've got it bad and sweetheart that ain't good
 
 But when the weekend's over
 And Monday roll around
 I, I end up like I start out
 Cryin', cryin' my heart out, yeah
 
 He don't love me like I love him
 Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody could
 Said, I got it bad now
 Oh Lord, said now and I, that ain't, that ain't good
 
 Like a lonely weepin' willow
 Said lost, oh yeah, I'm lost in the wood
 Said, I'm, I got it bad now
 Oh, yeah, that ain't good
 
 Listen and the things I, I tell, I tell my pillow
 No woman, oh, no woman should
 Say, I got it bad, I got it bad, no, no
 That ain't, that ain't good
 
 Though the folks with good, good intention
 They tell me, tell me to save my tears
 But I'm glad, I'm mad about him, oh, yeah
 And I say, I can't, I can't live without him, oh Lord
 
 Lord above me, make him, make him love me
 The way, the way he should
 I got it bad now, say, now that ain't good
 No, no, that ain't good
 
 Say now, Lord above me, make him love me
 The way, the way he should
 I said, I got it bad, I got it bad, oh Lord
 That ain't good, that ain't good
 
 That ain't, that ain't good
 I, I got it bad and that ain't good
 That ain't, no, no
 That ain't, that ain't, that ain't good