Papa Was A Good Man Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Rich
Papa Was A Good Man
Recorded by Charlie Rich
Written by Hal Bynum
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It rained all the way to Cinci
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With our mattress on top of the
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Us kids were eatin' crackers and ba
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And papa kept on drivin' never stopped once at a
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Then mama started talkin' about
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And how our lives could be from now
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While papa bought a used tire in Co
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Mama rocked the baby till all his tears were
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gone
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She said your
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papa is a good man and
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don't you kids forget it
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whiskey's tryin' to ruin him but I
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know the Lord won't
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let
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Then we sang Amazing Grace and
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Bringing In The
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cleft for
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Spoken:
I guess we should have known
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papa never could quit drinking
The whiskey had too much hold on him
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But he loved us and he did the best he could
And every time our world would
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fall all around us
Mama packed everything we owned into some old car
And we'd start out for some ne
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She said your
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papa is a good man and
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don't you kids forget it
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whiskey's tryin' to ruin him but I
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know the Lord won't
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let
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Then we sang Amazing Grace and
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Bringing In The
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me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Papa Was A Good Man?
- The song Papa Was A Good Man was sang by Charlie Rich.
Who is Charlie Rich?
- Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul, and gospel genres.In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.
