Five Long Years Lyrics - Live & Loud 1968 - Freddie King

Lord, have you ever been mistreated 

Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Yes, have you ever been mistreated 

Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Lord I work five long years for one woman, and she had 

The nerve to kick me out 

I got a job at a steel mill, I'm shucking steel just 

Like a slave 

Five long years, every Friday y'all I went straight 

Home yeah, I went straight home 

Mistreated 

Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Lord I work five long years for one woman, and she had 

The nerve to kick me out 

Lord but I finally learned a lesson, I should have 

Known long time ago 

The next woman I marry, she gotta have two jobs 

And she gotta go out and work long and bring some dough 

Lord, said I been mistreated 

And you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Lord I work five long years for one woman, and she had 

The nerve to kick me out 

Have you ever been mistreated 

Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Yes, have you ever been mistreated 

Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Lord I work five long years for one woman, and she had 

The nerve to kick me out 

I got a job at a steel mill, I'm shucking steel just 

Like a slave 

Five long years, every Friday yes y'all I went straight 

Home, 

I went straight home with all my pay 

Yes, I've been mistreated 

And you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking 

About 

Lord I work five long years for one woman, and she had 

The nerve to kick me out 

Lord I finally learned a lesson, I should have known a 

Long time ago 

The next woman I marry, she gotta have two jobs, 

And she gotta go out and work and bringing home some 

Dough 

I've been mistreated, yeah 

And you, you know just what I'm talking about 

I work five long years for one woman, and she had the 

Nerves to kick me out