Caught In The Act

[Intro]
This story is true, and it's about a neighborhood scandal that took place in my hometown, back in Savannah, Georgia

[Verse 1]
I was just a little boy about the age of ten, oh, oh yeah
When I heard my mother talkin’ to a friend, oh yeah
I heard my mother say she had to meet somebody later on in the day, yes I did, y'all

Just about that time, a Cadillac car drove up, and a preacher from our local church got out and went in our house. But, out of the unexpected, my father came up on the scene. The last thing I remember, I heard my father scream

[Chorus]
"Oh! I caught you in the act!
Givin' up my love
Oh, behind my back!"
With tears in his eyes he said the thing
"Oh! I caught you in the act
Givin’ up my love
Oh, behind my back!"
Oh, yes he did, y'all

[Verse 2]
About that time, I had to look and see that the whole neighborhood was in our front yard, and this little old lady, she came over to my father, and she said, "Lord, it's a shame for our preacher to be caught with the wife of another man." And, at that time, my father cried out loud, he said

[Chorus]
"Oh! Open up
Or I'll kick the door down!
I got to come in!"
Oh, yes he did, y'all, I heard him say
"Open up! Oh!
Or I'll kick the door down!
I got to come in!"
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

[Verse 3]
About that time, the little old lady, she walked over to my father, and she said, "Son, put that gun away and let the Lord handle things." And my father said, "Nah, I think I'd better handle this myself," and then he walked back to the door, this time he kicked it open and he say

[Chorus]
"Oh! I caught you in the act!
Yeah yeah yeah!
Oh! Behind my back!"
Yes he did, uh-huh, Lord, he say
"I caught you in the act!
Givin' away my love
Oh! Behind my back!"
Oh, oh yeah!
With tears in his eyes
Tears in his eyes
He kept on cryin’
Lord, Lord, Lord
Everybody’s standin' there lookin’
Folks was layin' on the ground
I didn't know what was goin' on at the time
Oh, oh yeah
"I caught ya in the act!" Yeah!
Yeah!