MEAN WOMAN BLUES

Roy Orbison's original version

Hmm, well I got a woman mean as she can be
Well I got a woman mean as she can be
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me

She gotta ruby lips, she got shapely hips, yeah
Boy she makes ole Roy-oy flip
I got a woman mean as she can be
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me

Well I ain't braggin', it's understood
Everything I do, well I sure do it good
Yeah I got a woman mean as she can be
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me
Well!

She gotta ruby lips, she got shapely hips, yeah
Boy she makes ole Roy-oy flip
I got a woman mean as she can be
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me, easy now

Ah-huh-huh-huh...

Now let's go one time

Well I got a woman (sha la la la)
Yeah I got a woman (sha la la la)
Yeah I got a woman (sha la la la)
Well I got a woman (sha la la la)
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me

Page last updated: 19 Apr 2008

Written by Claude DeMetrius, MEAN WOMAN BLUES was originally released by Roy Orbison in August 1963 as the b-side for BLUE BAYOU (Monument 824). The single peaked at #29 on The Billboard Hot 100 (though the b-side peaked at #5) and at #3 in the UK. The song can now be found on The Essential Roy Orbison, released on Sony Music in 2006.

The above lyrics are for Roy Orbison's original version. Check also the live 30 Sep 1987 version.