Five Long Years

Have you ever been mistreated?
You know just what I'm talkin' about
Have you ever been mistreated?
You know just what I'm talkin' about

Oh, I worked five long years for one woman
She had the nerve to put me out

I got a job in a steel mill
Chucking steel like a slave
Five long years, every Friday, I'll come
Home with all of my pay

I've been mistreated?
Don't you know what I'm talking about? Oh, yes you do
I worked five long years for this woman
She had the nerve to put me out

I finally learned my lesson long time ago
Next woman I marry, she gotta work and bring me some gold

I've been mistreated
Don't you know what I'm talking about? Oh, yes you do
Oh, I worked five long years for this woman
She had the nerve to put me out