Oh, pitiful, pitiful, I feel so sorry for me Pitiful, it's pitiful, I feel so sorry for me Though you don't love me, you say, but still you won't set me free Oh, set me free I wonder why, I wonder why, I wonder why you do me like you do Oh, yes I do I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder why Why you do me like you do, oh yeah Well, you know that I love you, baby And you know I wouldn't do it to you No, no It looks like it makes you happy Just to see me crying Please have mercy on me Aching heart of mine Looks like you're trying to see Just how mean you can be Well, listen, I wouldn't do my dog, man I'd rather be the way you do me Oh, pitiful, pitiful, I feel so sorry for myself Pitiful, pitiful, I feel so sorry for myself Well, you know that you don't want me, baby But you ain't gonna let me have nobody else Come on and tell me the truth now Wherever I go, boy, I'm so pitiful Yeah, pitiful, pitiful, I feel so Feeling sorry for myself But tell me the truth now, baby