| Mama dis son won’t let you down
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| I promise you Mom, I won’t make you frown
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| Mama wish come, on solid ground
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| Knowledge and Wisdom make us profound
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| Mama you strong,
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| Fi stand up and fight inna Armagideon
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| Mama you strong,
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| When dem a try corrupt di world wit' politics and religion
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| Mama you strong,
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| 'Cause I’ve seen Mom been through great tribulation
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| Mama you strong,
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| Well now mi haffi fulfill her expectation
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| So mi go say yo
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| Build her a house 'pon the hill
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| Inna di door mi put the jammer
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| Inna di window mi put the sill, yeah!
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| Make sure di place grill
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| Cause Mommy haffi hol' a Jah Jah fi keep her tranquil
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| Mi respect Mommy inna di days she had di skill
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| When Daddy couldn’t find money fi facilitate di bill
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| She never fulfill from no handout, she a chill
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| She say where there’s a way there must be a will
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| She nuh come fi breakdown, she only come fi build
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| I tol' her that should follow more than a quatrillion zill
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| And I fear, nervous upon di will
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| Mi wish her everliving life, she never get kill
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| Remember the days of the cradle?
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| Mommy ah you cut di string from the navel
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| And yuh always willing and able
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| Fi make sure there’s good food 'pon the table
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| Well Daddy is a man who’s sometimes unstable
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| Anyway yuh know him is a ol' rebel
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| Always a talk 'bout yuh miserable
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| Always a talk 'bout yuh terrible
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| But one ting him couldn’t a call yuh nuh devil
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| 'Cause it a you take it to another level
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| Make sure di yout' dem live comfortable
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| Make life possible, you never tremble
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| Mama dis son won’t let you down
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| I promise you mom, I won’t make you frown
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| Ay Mama wish strong on solid ground
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| Knowledge and Wisdom make us profound
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| Mama, mama, ma
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| On solid ground
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| Make us profound
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| Mama you strong |