[Verse 1]
Hey Lordy mama
Heard you wasn't feeling good
They're spreading dirty rumors
Around the neighborhood
They say you're, you're mean and evil
And don't know what to do
And that's the reason that he's gone
And left you black and blue

[Refrain]
Hey Lordy mama (Hey Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do?

[Verse 2]
They say he's left you all alone
To weather this old storm
He's got another woman now
Hangin' on his arm
He's tellin' everybody (Mmm hmm)
He's sick and tired of you
Hey Lordy, Lordy mama (Lordy, Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?

[Refrain]
Hey Lordy mama (Hey Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do?
[Verse 3]
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
Actin' like a man

[Refrain]
Hey Lordy mama (Hey Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do?

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
Well, a man can hate a woman
A man can hate his life
And learn to live with sorrow
Struggle with the strife (Hmm)
A man can hate a woman
A woman hate a man
And live without redemption
Any way they can
[Refrain]
Hey Lordy mama (Hey Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do?

[Verse 5]
Well, the wheels of life keep turnin' (Yes)
And they bring about a change (Bring about a change)
Sometimes the fruit is bitter (Yes it is)
Sometimes life is strange
The wheels of life keep turnin' (Turnin')
Beginnings bring an end
There's always a tomorrow
And one day he'll need a friend

[Refrain]
Hey Lordy mama
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do?

[Outro]
Hey Lordy mama (Hey Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do? (What you gonna do, what you gonna do?)
Hey Lordy mama (Lordy mama)
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do?
What, what you gonna do?
What you gonna do?