Five Long Years (Version 1)
by 
Eddie Boyd 
recording of 1972 
from 
King Of The Blues 4 CD Box Set (MCA MCAD4-10677) 
If you ever been mistreated, then you know just what I'm talkin' about 
If you ever been mistreated, then you know just what I'm talkin' about 
I worked five long years for one woman, and she had the nerve to put me out 
I got a job at a steel mill, truckin' steel like a slave 
I got a job at a steel mill, truckin' steel like a slave 
For five long years every Friday, I went straight home with all of my pay 
If you ever been mistreated, you know just what I'm talkin' about 
If you ever been mistreated, you know just what I'm talkin' about 
I worked five long years for a woman, and she had the nerve to put me out