"(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" is a song written by Johnny Wallace as well as Herbert J. Lance and recorded by Ruth Brown in 1952.
[1] Brown re-recorded the song in 1962 when it made number 99 on the US pop chart.
[2] According to Atlantic Records producer Herb Abramson, Lance wrote the song with his friend Wallace (brother of boxer Coley Wallace) after the pair heard a blues singer on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, singing a mournful tune that featured the title of their song in its lyrics.
The song's lyrics included the line "Mama, don't treat your daughter mean".
Brown initially disliked the song but was persuaded by Lance and Wallace to record it in December 1952, after Abramson increased the tempo.