Key: Bb major
Verse 1
G
F#
Well, Mama caught Papa
G
D
just as slick as any man was ever caught
Yeah, when she got through,
G
I guess the old boy knew she was boss
She said, Paul,
you gotta straighten up a buddy,
C
I'm -a gonna wear the pants
G
D
Old Papa's tryin', he's a man,
G
D
and I don't think he can
G
There's been something wrong
D
with a man ever since the beginning
He keeps on a -losin',
G
that's why he's never ever winnin'
Well, he wants him a sweet
thing for his wife
C
But then he keeps on a -lookin'
for the rest of his life
G
And that's how Mama caught Papa
D
G
D
just as slick as she was ever caught
G
Mama put on a wig and she danced
D
a little jig down the sound floor
She got a wink from his eye
G
and all had a smile on his face
D
He got to actin' right smart
G
and a jumpin' right silly
C
He didn't know more,
he thought he found a new filly
G
And that's how Mama called Papa
D
G
just as slick as he was ever
C
G
D
thought
G
Well, a preacher got upset,
D
a man in hell's been a -flirtin'
He'd pass the plate if
he don't put in five,
G
it'd be a hurtin'
There must have been doubt
with the N .I. crowd
C
because the truth they did reveal
G
Cause when the plate got back
D
he counted forty -nine five
G
C
G
D
dollar bills
G
That's how mama caught papa
D
just as slick as he was ever caught
She got through,
G
I think the old boy knew she was caught
Well, she said, Paul,
you gotta straighten up, buddy,
C
I'm -a gonna wear the pants
G
D
Well, I keep trying, I'm a man
G
C
and I don't think I can
Outro 1
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D
G
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ChordsG F# D C
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