you better treat your man right

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. 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.