You better start to treatin' your man a little bit better You better wear a smile when I come home and not a frown You better give me everything I need in the line of lovin' Or there'll be a day when your old sweet man won't be around Well, I work all day and a-half the night to please my baby And when I come home I found the place turned upside down I better find you there in bed asleep just like I left you If I ain't mistaken there's a dirty little mouse been a-messin' around You better start to treatin' your man a little bit better You better wear a smile when I come home and not a frown You better give me everything I need in the line of lovin'
Or there'll be a day when the old sweet man won't be around --- Instrumental --- Well, you was so nice and sweet and cute dear when I met you You was daddy sweet little pet, so true and kind Yeah, but since I brought you to this mean, old dirty city Well it seems to me everybody pets you all the time You better start to treatin' your man a little bit better You better wear a smile when I come home and not a frown You better give me everything I need in the line of lovin' Or there'll be a day when your old sweet daddy won't be around Or there'll be a day when your old sweet daddy won't be around...