Don`t make me pay for his mistakes, baby
He`s the one who did you wrong
Yes, don`t make me pay for his mistakes, baby
He`s the one who did you wrong

Well, he`s the one who gave you six babies
And I`m the one who tried to
Give them a home, yes, I am

I said I`m tired of you telling me, baby
About how your man did you wrong
How he used to take your welfare check
And leave the kids without home

But I`m the one who`s working
I`m the one trying to give them a home
Yes, you know I`m the one
Who`s gonna love you, baby
I`m the one who`s gonna give them a home
Oh, yes, I am

I said I don`t understand
What make a good woman treat a man so bad
She take a no good man
And give him everything she had

She`ll reach back in the cookie jar
And give him every dime
And let the kids run around hungry
Sleeping and a crying

So don`t let make me pay for his mistakes, baby
He`s the one who did you wrong
Yes, he`s the one who gave you six babies
And I`m the one who gonna give them a home
Oh, yes, I am

Yes, he`s the one who gave you six babies
And I`m the one trying to give them a home

Hold on
Don`t make me pay, baby
Don`t make me pay for his mistakes, baby

He`s the one who did you wrong
Lord, baby
He`s the one
Can`t you hear me begging you, baby