Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Leroy Carr
Canonical path: /leroy-carr/hard-hearted-papa
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Hard Hearted Papa
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Hard Hearted Papa
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I'm a hard‑hearted papa : there's nothing pleases me
I've had to be good long enough : now I'm going to be mean as I can be
I don't even like what I drink : my food don't taste right at all
And a lowdown no‑good woman : is the cause of it all
When I tried to be soft and easy : people would not let me be
Now I'm just as mean and hateful : swear as I can be
I spent all of my money : showing my friends a great big time
Now they laugh and grin at me : because I ain't got a lousy dime
So I'm a hard‑hearted papa : I've done changed my ways
And I think they will stay changed : for the rest of my days
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Leroy Carr performs "Hard Hearted Papa", and this lyric page sits inside the Leroy Carr catalog on LyroVerse.
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