Mama (1964) (video)

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1. Who's the one who tied your shoe when you were young,

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and knew just when to come and see what you had done?

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Mama, oh, Mama !

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And who's the one who patched your eye and told you not to cry.

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'cause he was too big for you to try?

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Mama, Mama !

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And who's the one you didn't need to plead

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to give her time to the Little League?

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It was Mama, oh, Mama !

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And who's the one who gave her shoulder.

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when you told her your first love was over, she'd met someone older ?

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Mama, Mama !

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2. C - Em - Am - G + It was mama, my mama,

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G - G7 - G - G7 + Mama, oh, mama.

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Who's the one who taught you obligation,

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then dedication : result graduation?

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Mama, Mama !

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And who's the one who's shown the friends you've known

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a home away from home when they were tired and all alone ?

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Mama, Mama !

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+ And who's the one who held a tear inside

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when you introduced your future bride ?

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And who's the one who didn't mean to cry

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as you walked down the aisle, the tears you saw her smile ?

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Mama, oh, Mama !

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Mama, my Mama, it was Mama ...

(orig. = capo 2nd) (B.J. Thomas)