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 allways 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 fellt 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 saturdaynight 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

He ain't got a house
He ain't got a car
But mama allways felt so happy
Cause papa was the the only man who tried so hard
And when he had the hood
Ma allways understood
This much he allways fellt 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 saturdaynight 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 saturdaynight 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