(v1)
I got a woman and she's a whole lot meaner than me
And I’m so mean I can scare the green straight off a pea
I'm not afraid of anything and she scares the right out of me
(v2)
Said I gotta settle down no more making the rounds
Gotta keep it at home no more nights out on the town
Otherwise, she said, I’ll end up lost and never found
CHORUS
No more midnight bars and hoochie-coochie girls
She said bring me a bunch of them diamonds and lots of them fancy white pearls
She’s a layin’ down the law, and that’s how it’s gonna be
Or she gonna cloud up and rain all over me
(v3)
When she clouds up her storm surge somethin’ to see
Katrina got nothin’ on that gal when she's angry with me
She makes a tornado seem just like a gentle breeze
(v4)
I don’t wanna cross that gal cuz it would be suicide
She cooked my goose and left my heart chicken fried
And when she boils over I find me a place to hide