hey, ho, oh, yea... hey, ho, oh, yea... repeats under lead vocal
o man, you take the rap, and you complain when i turn you down
don't mess me 'round 'round 'round don't mess me 'round 'round 'round
this girl, who'ya see tonight; is she your lover call her your wife?
don't mess me 'round 'round 'round don't mess me 'round yeah 'round 'round
now there's a rumour flaggin' round you hit on everybody in this town; but
don't mess me 'round 'round 'round don't mess me 'round 'round 'round
you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good...
o man you should have known that i am not that kind of girl
you can't mess me round 'round 'round don't mess me 'round 'round 'round
this game... you and your boys play as of today it's up in flames
don't mess me 'round don't you mess me 'round don't mess me 'round 'round 'round
don't mess me round no, no, no... round, round, round yeah round, round, round...
you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good...
o boy you're just a fool i've told all my girls about you
so don't mess around don't you mess around don't mess me 'round 'round 'round
yeah; you have been erased that's how easy you were to replace
don't mess me 'round don't you mess me 'round don't mess me 'round don't mess me 'round
don't mess me round o round, round, round o round, round, round round, round, round
you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good... you'll be runnin' away like a tragedy; keep running away for good...