Well, Mama caught Papa
just as slick as any man was ever caught
Yeah, when she got through,
I guess the old boy knew she was boss
She said, Paul,
you gotta straighten up a buddy,
I'm -a gonna wear the pants
Old Papa's tryin', he's a man,
and I don't think he can
There's been something wrong
with a man ever since the beginning
He keeps on a -losin',
that's why he's never ever winnin'
Well, he wants him a sweet
thing for his wife
But then he keeps on a -lookin'
for the rest of his life
And that's how Mama caught Papa
just as slick as she was ever caught
Mama put on a wig and she danced
a little jig down the sound floor
She got a wink from his eye
and all had a smile on his face
He got to actin' right smart
and a jumpin' right silly
He didn't know more,
he thought he found a new filly
And that's how Mama called Papa
just as slick as he was ever
thought
Well, a preacher got upset,
a man in hell's been a -flirtin'
He'd pass the plate if
he don't put in five,
it'd be a hurtin'
There must have been doubt
with the N .I. crowd
because the truth they did reveal
Cause when the plate got back
he counted forty -nine five
dollar bills
That's how mama caught papa
just as slick as he was ever caught
She got through,
I think the old boy knew she was caught
Well, she said, Paul,
you gotta straighten up, buddy,
I'm -a gonna wear the pants
Well, I keep trying, I'm a man
and I don't think I can