Papa Was A Good Man

<p>It rained all the way to Cincinnati<br/>With our mattress on top of the car<br/>Us kids were eatin&#x27; crackers and baloney<br/>And papa kept on driving never stopped once at a bar<br/>Then mama started talking about Jesus<br/>And how our lives could be from now on<br/>While papa bought a used tire in Columbus<br/>Mama rocked the baby till all her tears were gone<br/><br/>She said your papa is a good man and don&#x27;t you kids forget it<br/>The whiskey&#x27;s tryin&#x27; to ruin him but I know the Lord won&#x27;t let it<br/>Then we sang Amazing Grace and Bringing In The Sheaves<br/>Rock of ages rock of ages cleft for me<br/><br/>I remember when papa finally gave up drinking<br/>I think mama was the only one on earth that really thought he could<br/>I remember all the times we&#x27;d packed everything we owned<br/>Into some old car and started out for some new town<br/>And through it all mama&#x27;s faith was the one thing<br/>That was strong enough to finally do the some good<br/>She said your papa is a good man and don&#x27;t you kids forget it<br/>The whiskey&#x27;s tryin&#x27; to ruin him but I know the Lord won&#x27;t let it<br/>Then we sang Amazing Grace and Bringing In The Sheaves<br/>Rock of ages rock of ages cleft for me