[Chorus]
Oh, Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't take no mess

[Verse 1]
Papa is the man who can understand
How a man has to do whatever he can, hit me

[Chorus]
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't
Papa don't take no mess, no
Papa don't take no mess

[Verse 2]
Now Papa might grin
Drink a little taste of gin
Bet his last ten
On a little game of skins, hit me

[Chorus]
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't
Papa don't take no mess, hey, hey

[Verse 3]
Papa digs the chick
If she look real slick
Papa rap is very quick
He definitely ain't no trick, oh yeah
[Chorus]
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't take no mess

[Verse 4]
Wait, wait a minute, looka here
Papa, don't take Papa light
'Cause when Papa gets uptight
He knows he right
Ha, you got to settle the fight, hit me

[Chorus]
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't
Papa don't take no mess
Oh yeah
Alright

[Bridge]
Papa is the man
Who will take a stand

[Chorus]
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, don't, Papa don't
[Verse 5]
Look, ha, dig this
Papa didn't cuss
He didn't raise a whole lotta fuss
But when we did wrong
Papa beat the hell out of us, uh

[Chorus]
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't
Papa don't take no mess
Papa don't take no mess

[Verse 6]
I saw Papa cry
When he thought that I would die
Looka here, I saw Papa cry
When he thought that I would die
He said something was in his eye
I knew it was a lie

[Verse 7]
Papa loves his son
Mama said Papa's smart
Papa got a whole lot of heart
And Papa would do his part
When the game get hard
Hit me
[Chorus]
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't
Papa don't take no mess