Five Long Years

(by eddie boyd)

Have you ever been mistreated? you know just what i'm talking about.
Have you ever been mistreated? you know just what i'm talking about.
I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out.

I got a job in a steel mill, shucking steel like a slave.
Five long years, every friday i come straight back home with all my pay.
Have you ever been mistreated? you know just what i'm talking about.
I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out.

I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago.
The next woman that i marry, she gonna work and bring me the dough.
Have you ever been mistreated? you know just what i'm talking about.
I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve,
She had the nerve,
She had the nerve,
She had the nerve to put me out.