Well, it was early one mornin',

I was walkin' down the street.

It was early one mornin',

I was walkin' down the street.

I saw my baby with another man,

Made my poor heart skip a beat.



Well, she was lookin' at him

The way that she looks at me.

She was lookin' at him

The way that she looks at me.

I was blinded by my tears,

I thought I'd never see.



Well, she's a mean cruel woman,

As cruel as a woman could be.

She's a mean cruel woman,

As cruel as a woman could be.

This time you've pushed me too far, baby,

You're gonna see the back of me.



Well, she's a mean cruel woman,

As cruel as a woman could be.

I said, she's a mean cruel woman,

As cruel as a woman could be.

This time I'm walkin' out the door,

You're gonna see the back of me.

One more time.



She's a mean cruel woman,

As cruel as a woman can be.

I said, she's a mean cruel woman,

As cruel as a woman could ever be.

This time I'm walkin' out the door,

You're gonna see the back of me.

Mean cruel woman.