Hey Lordy Mama   I heard you wasn't feeling good   They're spreading dirty rumors   All around the neighborhood   They say, "You're mean and evil   And don't know what to do   That's the reason that he's gone   And left you black and blue"   Hey yeah   Tell me what you gonna do now      They say, "He's left you all alone   To weather this old storm   He's got another woman now   Hanging on his arm", yeah yeah yeah   That old fool's telling everybody   "He's sick and tired of you"   Hey Lordy, Lordy Mama   What you gonna do   Hey yeah   Tell me what you gonna do      They say, "You love to fuss and fight   And bring a good man down   And don't know how to treat him   When he takes you on the town"   They say, "You ain't behind him   And just don't understand   And think that you're a woman   But acting like a man"   Hey Lordy Mama   What you gonna do now      Get your nerves together, baby   And set the record straight   Set it straight   Let the whole round world know it wasn't you   That cause this bitter fate   All these years you loved him   And he knows it's true   'Cause what you're wanting for your man   Is what he's wanting, too   Hey yeah   Tell me what you gonna do now      When you love a man enough   You're bound to disagree   'Cause ain't nobody perfect   'Cause ain't nobody free   Hey Lordy Mama   Tell me what you gonna do   What you gonna do