My Black Mama (Part 1)

歌詞

Hey, black mama, what's the matter with you? Said it aint satisfaction, don't care what I do Hey, mama, what's the matter with you? Said it aint satisfaction, baby, don't care what I do You take a brown-skinned woman will make a rabbit move to town But a jet-black woman will make a mule kick his stable down Oh, a brown skinned woman will make a rabbit move to town Oh, but a jet-black woman will make a mule kick his stable down Aint no heaven, aint no burnin' hell Where I'm goin' when I die, can't nobody tell Oh, it aint no heaven now, aint no burnin' hell Oh, where I'm goin' when I die, can't nobody tell Well, my black mama's face shines like the sun Oh, lipstick and powder sure won't help her none My black mama's face shines like the sun Oh, lipstick and powder, well, that sure won't help her none Well, you see my milk cow, tell her hurry home I aint had no milk since that cow been gone If you see my milk cow, tell her hurry home Yeah, I aint had no milk since that cow been gone Well, I'm going to the racetrack to see my pony run He aint the best in the world but he's a runnin' son of a gun I'm going to the racetrack to see my pony run He aint the best in the world but he's a runnin' son of a gun Oh, Lord have mercy on my wicked soul Wouldn't mistreat you baby for my weight in gold Oh, Lord have mercy on my wicked soul