Camilla

Mama, sweet mama
 Where are you going
 With all your babies
 And that casserole
 I'm going to the jailhouse
 In Camilla, Georgia
 To see a woman
 And ask for her parole
 Mama, sweet mama
 Why are you beaten
 Why are your babies
 Scattered on the ground
 The sheriff slapped me
 And then he struck me down
 He kept on kicking
 Till I blacked out
 This old Georgia town
 Knocked me from my feet
 I see a blue-eyed devil
 Looking down at me
 Mama, sweet mama
 Why did you do it
 Why did you not move back
 Into the crowd
 Ella Mae was watching
 From the jailhouse window
 I had to show her
 I was proud
 This old Georgia town
 Knocked me from my feet
 I see a blue-eyed devil
 Looking down at me
 This old Georgia town
 Knocked me from my feet
 I see a blue-eyed devil
 Looking down at me
 Mama, sweet mama
 What's happened to you
 Your pregnant body
 Standing so tough
 My unborn baby
 Is no longer
 Now I'm a lawyer
 Is that enough
 Is that enough?