Oh Mama, oh Mama, my, my, my, my, my sweet MamaMy daddy was a good old man, but he died since I was oneSo you see, it was my mother alone, with a responsibility in her handShe served her heart and sent us to school, she didn't want us to grow like foolsAnd now I've got to give thanks for the good things she has doneOh Mama, I love you too, and I know you love me tooOh Mama, Mama won't make you blue, I wish that every mother was as sweet as you areI know, I know, I know you're my shining starStay by me, never go too farOh Mama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restMama taught us how to prayAnd I can remember your Mama sayingOh Papa, give us this dayFor our daily breadAnd all our unnecessary needsOh Ja, I beg youFor one day I saw Mama with her Bible in her handReading and paying with tears rolling from her eyesI asked her when to say Mama please don't cryJust remember God is standing byI said Mama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restI'm gonna work until I'm old and greyBecause Mama is depending on meIt doesn't matter what I do, I'm gonna work until I'm old and greyWhat I do nowI just got to get your bread somehowLord make me capableTo put food on Mama's tableOh Mama, Mama won't make you blueI wish that every mother was as sweet as you areI know, I know, I know you're my shining starStay by me, never go too farOh Mama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restMama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restOh Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, MamaMama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restMama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restMama, you can depend on me nowCause I see you've tried your bestNow it's up to me to do the restMama, you can depend on me nowBecause I've seen you try your bestNow it's up to me to do my best
