Mama put brother on the prayer list When he got caught smokin' that potDaddy found out first thing he could *** And he whupped him with a Zepco rockWhen we messed up, she'd fill us up With the scripture and a Baptist hymnAnd she'd pray we'd be a little more like her And a whole lot less like himMama loved Jesus Daddy loved Jack DanielsShe was red letter heaven He was old number sevenBetween the two of them Wasn't nothin' they couldn't handleMama loved Jesus Daddy loved Jack DanielsHe hated how she never had no fun She hated how he had too muchGot a little bit from both of them A little Bible and a little buzzI wound up turnin' out Smack dab in betweenHis taste for Lynchburg And her grace from John 3-16Mama loved Jesus Daddy loved Jack DanielsShe was red letter heaven He was old number sevenBetween the two of them Wasn't nothin' they couldn't handleMama loved Jesus Daddy loved Jack DanielsI'm a little hell, yeah I'm a little hallelujahIf there's a stool or a pew I might sit down next to yaMama loved Jesus Daddy loved Jack DanielsShe was red letter heaven He was old number sevenBetween the two of them Wasn't nothin' they couldn't handleMama loved Jesus Daddy loved Jack DanielsI'm a little hell, yeah I'm a little hallelujah