Blood, Sweat & Tears - Mama Gets High Lyrics
Mama gets high when a good man in the morningGives her tea and takes her milk and apple pieMama don't cry when a main man is gone andHas left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"Mama couldn't pay the rentThe price of booze no cheaperLonely nights are often spentIn Billiard Halls and bar-room brawlsMama gets by, but her men find her sayingYou're good, but you ain't like you used to beMama don't cry when it's dues that she's payingIt's him she's waiting by that door to seeTurn your light down low, womanMama, Mama, ooohMama, MamaMama still remembers his eyesLike a road map of New York cityShe always had forgiven his liesShe loved that man, and then he ranI tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morningGives her tea and takes her milk and apple pieMama don't cry when a main man is gone andHas left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more timeBayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-byOh bye bye