I wonder why you're so mean to me.
I wonder why you're so mean to me.
I'll be kind to you woman, what more can I do.
I wonder why you treat me the way you do.
Oh, I give you all my money and loving, what more can I do.

O, I give you my picture baby, put it in a frame.
When I'm dead and gone, you can see me just the same.
I wonder why, you're so mean to me.
I'll be kind to you baby, kind as a man can be.
I wonder why, you're so mean to me.
I wonder why, you're so mean to me.
Oh, I'll be kind to you baby, kind as a man can be.