A                                      A7
Shall you tell me who’s the flapper I see you with every night?
D7                                        A
And she’s vampin’ so hard, I’m bound to lose my appetite
                       E              D7                 A
That’s my fairskinned mama, better known as Miss Jennie Rice

[Verse 2]
A                                      A7
I’m going to make you wish you never had been born
D7                          A
I just went uptown, got my gun out of pawn
                       E              D7                 A
Said don’t start nothing mama your papa’s got your bath water on

[Verse 3]
A                                      A7
If you don’t have me, papa, you won’t have no gal at all
D7                                   A
And it seems all the women you meet is bound to fall
                       E              D7                 A
Well your daddy said it straight mama you could back your mule up in my stall

[instrumental verse]

[Verse 4]
A                                      A7
Come on, old papa, ‘cause mama ain’t mad at you
D7                              A
But tell me makes you keep me so worried and blue
           E              D7                 A
I said don't stop mama cos your papa got work to do