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MAMA LOU

Early Sunday morning
I'm stretchin' and yawnin',
Shakin' off the night before.
Somewhere in the dwellin'
Somethin' mighty good is smellin',
There's a racket on the kitchen floor.
Papa's choppin' wood,
The fire's burnin' good
And there's a kettle bubblin' on the eye.
There's a ham in the oven,
Mama's stirrin' somethin',
"Son, you touch it and I'll tan your hide."

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Oh, Mama Lou!
I'm stayin' here with you.
Cook me somethin' sweet tonight.

The porch swing's creakin',
Mama's teakettle's shriekin'
On a sunny Thanksgiving Day.
I wipe the smile off my face
'Cause Grandpa's sayin' grace,
But any kid would rather eat than pray.
I love my collard greens
And some blackeyed peas;
I want sweet potatoes on the side,
And okra gets my vote
When it slides down your throat,
And, of course, I want my chicken fried.

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The tea is double sweet,
And it cools me when I eat.
I smell biscuits risin' slow in the pan.
Mama's cobbler full of berries
Topped with ice cream and cherries
Makes a beggar out of any man.
My memories roam
to that old family home
Where it smelled liked heaven all the time,
And Mama never changed
From a fire to a range...
That's music to this heart of mine.

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There's a pound cake bakin'...
My taste buds are quakin'...
Mama's tricklin' lemon icing on the top.
I'd still be lickin' that bowl
At a hundred years old
If Mama hadn't ever stopped.
But stop, yes she did,
And us broken-hearted kids
Never let a blessed word go by
That Mama's gentle spirit
Didn't fly by and hear it,
Raising love in us in reply

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