Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song What My Mama Told Me, artist - Junior Wells. Album song On Tap, in the genre БлюзDate of issue: 31.12.1990
Record label: Delmark
Song language: English
What My Mama Told Me |
| Lord I should have been did what my Mama told me to |
| Lord I should have been did what my Mama told me to |
| Then I would not have to work |
| and I wouldn’t have to sing the blues |
| Just like the old folks say |
| You gotta reap just what you sow |
| Just like old folks say |
| You gotta reap just what you sow |
| Lord a disobedient child he would just don’t live too long |
| Let me get something |
| Harmonica solo |
| Oh everybody wanna know, Lord what does a poor boy do? |
| Oh everybody wants to know what does a poor boy do? |
| A poor boy sews patches on his clothes |
| and stuffs newspapers in his shoes Ah ha Let me do it again |
| Harmonica solo |
| Oh I should have been did just like my Mama tole me to |
| Oh I should have been did just like my Mama tole me to |
| Then I would not have to work and I would not have to sing the blues |
| Hey everybody wanna know what does a poor boy do? |
| Oh everybody wanna know what does a poor boy do? |
| A poor boy sews patches on his clothes |
| stuffs newspaper Lord, in his shoes Let’s go home |
| Harmonica solo |
| Ah ha |
| Instrumental outro to end |