Yes this is a mean old world To try and live it by yourself This is a mean old world To try and live it by yourself You can't get the one you love And you have to go along with somebody else Yes I hate to admit, woman What a fool I used to be Yes I hate to admit, woman What a fool I used to be The way I used to love you, darling Honey, how bad you treated me I said this is a mean old world To try and live it by yourself This is a mean old world To try and live it by yourself Can't get the one you love Have to give it to somebody else