i ve got the meanest man in the land but his love is that sticking brand his kiss just lingers on my lips and thrill me to my fingertips people say i m a fool he s heartless and also cruel but outside of that he s all right with me outside of that he s sweet as he can be i love him as true as stars above he beats me up but how he can love i never loved like that since the day i was born i said for fun i don t want you no more and when i said that i made sweet papa sore he blacked my eyes i couldn t see then he pawned the things he gave to me but outside of that he s all right with me i said for fun i don t want you no more and when i said that i made sweet papa sore when he pawned my things i said you re a dirty old thief now then he turned around and knocks out both of my teeth outside of that he s all right with me