Hey lordy mama
I heard you wasn't feeling good
They're spreadin' dirty rumours
All around the neighborhood

They say you're mean and evil
And don't know what to do
That's the reason that he's gone
And left you black and blue
Hey yeah
Tell me what you gonna do now

They say he's left you all alone
To weather this old storm
He's got another woman now
Hangin' on his arm, yeah, yeah, yeah

That old fool's tellin' everybody
He's sick and tired of you
Hey lordy, lordy mama
What you gonna do?
Hey, yeah
Tell me what you gonna do

They say you love to fuss and fight
And bring a good man down
And don't know how to treat him
When he takes ya on the town

They say you ain't behind him
And just don't understand
And think that you're a woman
But actin' like a man
Hey lordy, mama
What you gonna do now?

Get your nerves together, baby
And set the record straight
Set it straight
Let the whole round world know
It wasn't you that caused his bitter fate

All these years you loved him
And he knows it's true
'Cause what you're wantin' for your man
Is what he's wantin', too
Hey, yeah
Tell me what you gonna do now

When you love a man enough
You're bound to disagree
'Cause ain't nobody perfect
'Cause ain't nobody free
Hey lordy, mama
Tell me what you gonna do
What you gonna do?