| Ever since Monday
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| I’ve seen it comin'
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| When I say what’s wrong
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| She just says nothin'
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| Well, I ain’t about to let it go
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| 'Cause I’ve loved her long enough to know
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| When mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy
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| So daddy’s gonna make mama happy tonight
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| I’ve got a limo waitin' and dinner reservations
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| A corner table with some candlelight
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| We’re gonna spend some money, I’m gonna call her honey
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| I wanna see the sparkle back in her eyes
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| When mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy
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| So daddy’s gonna make mama happy tonight
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| I see in those green eyes
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| Her red-head temper
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| And she can make July
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| As cold as December
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| Well, I love her every way she is
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| But brother I’ve discovered at times like this
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| When Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy
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| So daddy’s gonna make mama happy tonight
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| I told the babysitter, fix a macaroni dinner
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| And try to get the kids in bed by nine
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| We’re gonna spend some money, I’m gonna call her honey
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| I wanna see the sparkle back in her eyes
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| When mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy
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| So daddy’s gonna make mama happy tonight
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| When mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy
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| So daddy’s gonna make mama happy tonight… |