If you've ever been mistreated
Then you know just what I'm talking about
If you've ever been mistreated
Then you know just what I'm talking about
I worked five long years for one man
And he had the nerve to put me out

I'll tell you what I did now
I got a job as a maid, scrubbing floors like a slave
Five long years, I worked hard and I, I gave him all my pay
I think I been mistreated
You know just what I'm talking about
I worked, I worked five long years for one man
And he had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned a lesson, took a long, long time ago
The next man that I marry
Is gon' have to work and bring me the dough
I been mistreated
You know just what I'm talking about
I worked five long years for one man
And he had the nerve to put me out