Joe Tex
Papa Was Too (Tramp)
Tramp!
All right, baby, you can call me that
My Papa was
'Cause I never dug working
From morning 'till night
And my money didn't seem to ever come out right
No no

Papa was a tramp
But he was a lover too
So why can't I do like Papa do?
A-like a-Papa do, yeah
A-like a-Papa do, now
'Cause I'm his son
Why can't I be like my daddy?

Low down and nasty
All right, if you want to call me that, go ahead
I guess Papa was too
Just 'cause he don't take
Nobody's mess
I get mad in a minute
And jump in your chest

Lowdown, alright?
Papa was too
But he was a lover too, now
So why can't I do like a-Papa do?
Alright
A-like a-Papa do, now
A-like Papa do
'Cause I'm his son
I wanna be like daddy
Be like my daddy