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(G13)Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
(C9)Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
(E13)That’s the mean,
mean est man I’ve ev er seen.
(G13)Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
(C9)Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
(E13)That’s the mean,
mean est man I’ve ev er seen.
Ma ma, the man is la zy;
al most drives me cra zy.
Ma ma, he takes all my mon ey;
makes me call him, “Hon ey.”
Ma ma, he can’t be trust ed;
makes me so dis gust ed,
and all of my (Bm7)friends say they don’t un der stand what’s the (Am7)mat ter with this man.
I tell you, (G13)Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
(C9)Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
Ma ma,
he treats your daugh ter mean.
(E13)That’s the mean,
mean est man I’ve ev er seen.
Ma ma, the man
mean est man I’ve ev er seen.
Lord, yeah,
mean,
mean est man I’ve ev er seen.
Lord, ain’t no good,
a (A7)mean,
mean est man I’ve ev er seen.
Lord, what you say?
A (A7)mean,
mean est man
I’ve ev er (G7)seen.
This page shows “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean” by Ruth Brown in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.