Discover the story of the song > Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean – Ruth Brown

The song is about a woman (referred to as "she") who is in a relationship with a man (referred to as "he"). The woman's mother is being told that the man treats her daughter badly. He takes her money, makes her call him "honey," can't be trusted, and makes her friends question why she stays with him. The woman is feeling hurt and frustrated, and she can't understand why her partner is being so mean.