mean little mama : roy orbison .
album – roy orbison at the rock house –
on sun records in 1961 .

#1 .
E
well , why do you treat me so mean?
E
you’re the meanest thing i’ve ever seen .
A B
you won’t let A – me hold you tight .
A B
you won’t let A – me love you right .
A B
but you know i love you , so , why do you do
E
me like you do?

bridge :
A E
say , maybe , little baby , i’m nervous as a bug .
A
you got me crazy little baby , you know you tear
F# B
me up?

#2 .
E
you’re a mean little mama , ah – ha . . yeah , a mean

little mama , ah – ha .
A B
well , i’m down on my knees for you . . well , i’m
A B
beggin’ and A – pleadin’ . . oh , please , please love
E
me , do .

interlude : E A E D A E . . E A E A E

bridge :
A E
say , maybe , little baby , i’m nervous as a bug .
A
you got me crazy little baby , you know you tear
F# B
me up?

#3 .
E
you’re a mean little mama , ah – ha . . yeah , a mean

little mama , ah – ha .
A B
well , i’m down on my knees for you . . well , i’m
A B
beggin’ and A – pleadin’ . . oh , please , please love
E
me , do .

outro :
A B
well , i’m beggin’ and A – pleadin’ . . oh , please , please love
E
me , do .
A B
well , i’m beggin’ and A – pleadin’ . . oh , please , please love
E A# E
me , do .

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .