Mama got the cornbread Daddy got the sauce Daddy wear the pants But Mama, she's the boss Daddy be up playing with the black cat bone Leaving poor Mama at home all alone Daddy didn't know it but old Mama had a plan She didn't take no sh**, she got a back door man Back door lover come around at night When Mama's daddy out drinking, make her feel alright Giving Mama something her old daddy never could Twelve long inches of that Hollywood