Mama got mad at papa 'cause
he didn't bring no coffee home
Mama got mad at papa 'cause
he didn't bring no coffee home
She begin to wonder what is
going on wrong
Papa said, "Mama, I ain't mad with you,
now, don't you get mad with me
Baby, I ain't mad with you, now,
don't you get mad with me"
Papa must have been teasing mama 'cause she said,
"I ain't mad with you"
Papa must have been teasing mama 'cause she said, "I
ain't mad with you"
She said, "Everything's all right; don't make no
difference what you do"
(Spoken: You know papa got good with
mama somehow)
And I was crying for bread, and yes,
I,
baby, I was crying for bread; and these
are the words I said
(Spoken: Now look at mama, just
trying to shout)
It was early one evening but papa
came home late at night
It was early one evening but papa
came home late at night
That's when mama was mad and her
and papa began to fight