He was a Jack from Jacksonville She was a Lou from Louisville For his highbrow girl he fell Like old pussy in the well She used to vamp him now and then Then run around with other men So on the telephone Every night, he'd call and moan Oh, you mistreater Oh, you lowdown cheater No one can be so sweet when you are lovin' you But when you strut your Lizzie And you knock them dizzy When you mess around and cheat the way you do When you are out there lowdown, you as smart as can be But how come you so dumb when you easin' home to me? Oh, you lowdown cheater Oh, you red-hot mistreater Oh, sweet mistreater, don't mistreat me so Oh, you mistreater Oh, you dirty mistreater No one can be so sweeter when you are lovin' you Oh, you look so willin' But this way, it is killin' Tell me how come you save it the way you do? Yeah, you wring and you twist And you can't leave soon enough And then someone insists They will let you do your stuff Oh, tell Saint Peter You are a no-good cheater Oh, sweet mistreater don't mistreat me so