I got a woman,
Mean as she can be
I got a woman,
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me

A black cat up and died of fright
'Cause she crossed his path last night
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me

She kiss so hard, she bruise my lips
Hurts so good, my heart just flips
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me

The strangest gal I ever had
Never happy 'less she's mad
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me

She makes love without a smile
Ooh, hot dog that drives me wild
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me

RCA EPA-21515, 1957, Loving You, Volume 2

Soundtrack Session for Paramount: Paramount Scoring Stage, Hollywood, California, January 15, 1957

Elvis sang Mean Woman Blues in his 1957 movie, Loving You. The record version was recorded on January 13, 1957, at Radio Recorders. Take #14 was selected for release. The film version was recorded in February 1957. Based on its appearance in the EP Loving You, Volume 2, Mean Woman Blues reached #11 on the Country Disc Jockey chart. Mean Woman Blues was written by Claude DeMetrius. Perhaps the first cover version was by Jerry Lee Lewis on his 1958 EP The Great Balls of Fire (Sun EPA-107). In 1963 Roy Orbison had a big hit with Mean Woman Blues (Monument 824), reaching #5 on the Hot 100 chart and #8 on the rhythm & blues chart. Elvis's version of the song was heard in the 1981 documentary, This is Elvis.