Lyrics Mama, Don't You Think I Know? - Papa Charlie Jackson, Ida Cox

Mama, Don't You Think I Know?

Got a knock‑kneed mama: down in Tennessee
She’s short and squatty: she’s all right with me
Now knock‑kneed mama: what you going to cook tonight
Whatever you cook: just cook it right
You got a face like a washboard: and a mouth like a tub
Teach my mama: that washboard rub
Now some people say: chitlings are good to eat
I’ll never eat chitlings: long as hog got feet
Takes a long‑tailed monkey: a short‑tailed dog
To do that dance: they call the falling off the log
Now the monkey told the elephant: if he’s not drunk
I know you’re sober: you got the tail in front
Now the monkey told the elephant: you may be drinking
wine
You can’t switch your tail: like I switch mine