Pappa Was A Poor Man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

He ain't got no money

He ain't got a job

But mama always felt so happy

Cause papa was the best looking man who came around

His day came along

He sang a little song

He made mama felt so happy

He got a little song that papa gotta graddle downtown

Yeah talking 'bout papa

He was the poor, richest man in town

My dad he was a man who was so fine

My papa he was the only friend of mine

Yeah, papa

He was the poor, richest man in town

And when he brought his money on a Saturday night for mama

Then Sunday was alright

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

He ain't got a house

He ain't got a car

But mama always felt so happy

Cause papa was the the only man who tried so hard

And when he had the hood

Ma always understood

This much he always felt so happy

But papa said tomorrow's not as tough

Yeah talking 'bout papa

He was the poor, richest man in town

My dad he was a man who was so fine

My papa he was the only friend of mine

Yeah, papa

He was the poor, richest man in town

And when he brought his money on a saturday night for mama

Then Sunday was allright

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

poor, poor, poor man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor

Poor, poor, poor man

Yeah talking 'bout papa

He was the poor, richest man in town

My dad he was a man who was so fine

My papa he was the only friend of mine

Yeah, papa

He was the poor, richest man in town

And when he brought his money on a Saturday night for mama

Then Sunday was allright

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man

Papa was a poor man

Papa was a poor, poor, poor, poor,

Poor, poor, poor man