'Cause I never did workin' From mornin' 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 Alright, like papa do Like papa do now, 'cause I'm his son Why can't I be like my Daddy Low down, you're nasty Alright, if you wanna call me that Go ahead, I guess papa was too Just common on take, nobody's miss I get mad in a minute And jump in your chest, low down alright Papa was too - but he was a lover too So why can't I do like my papa do Alright, like papa do now Like papa do, 'cause I'm his son I wanna be like Daddy, be like my Daddy Poll! Alright, call me poll too 'Cause papa was, oh yes, he was Just covered that holes In both of my shoes And I cover them holes With the daily news, papa was poll He was a lover too So why can't I do like my papa do, alright Like papa do now, like my papa do 'Cause I'm his son, can't you understand I wanna be like my Daddy Be like my Daddy For I'm his son now And don't you mess with me now I'm just common on a Hang around and do nothin' But news paper in my shoes I done cover them holes But baby, I'm a lover