Blues for Mama

Hey lordy mama
 I heard you wasn't feeling good
 They're spreadin' dirty rumours
 All around the neighborhood
 They say you're mean and evil
 And don't know what to do
 That's the reason that he's gone
 And left you black and blue
 Hey yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do now
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 They say he's left you all alone
 To weather this old storm
 He's got another woman now
 Hangin' on his arm, yeah, yeah, yeah
 That old fool's tellin' everybody
 He's sick and tired of you
 Hey lordy, lordy mama
 What you gonna do?
 Hey, yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do
 ♪
 They say you love to fuss and fight
 And bring a good man down
 And don't know how to treat him
 When he takes ya on the town
 They say you ain't behind him
 And just don't understand
 And think that you're a woman
 But actin' like a man
 ♪
 Hey lordy, mama
 What you gonna do now?
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 Get your nerves together, baby
 And set the record straight
 Set it straight
 Let the whole round world know
 It wasn't you that caused his bitter fate
 All these years you loved him
 And he knows it's true
 'Cause what you're wantin' for your man
 Is what he's wantin', too
 Hey, yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do now
 ♪
 When you love a man enough
 You're bound to disagree
 'Cause ain't nobody perfect
 'Cause ain't nobody free
 Hey lordy, mama
 Tell me what you gonna do
 What you gonna do?
 
 Hey lordy mama
 I heard you wasn't feeling good
 They're spreadin' dirty rumours
 All around the neighborhood
 They say you're mean and evil
 And don't know what to do
 That's the reason that he's gone
 And left you black and blue
 Hey yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do now
 ♪
 They say he's left you all alone
 To weather this old storm
 He's got another woman now
 Hangin' on his arm, yeah, yeah, yeah
 That old fool's tellin' everybody
 He's sick and tired of you
 Hey lordy, lordy mama
 What you gonna do?
 Hey, yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do
 ♪
 They say you love to fuss and fight
 And bring a good man down
 And don't know how to treat him
 When he takes ya on the town
 They say you ain't behind him
 And just don't understand
 And think that you're a woman
 But actin' like a man
 ♪
 Hey lordy, mama
 What you gonna do now?
 ♪
 Get your nerves together, baby
 And set the record straight
 Set it straight
 Let the whole round world know
 It wasn't you that caused his bitter fate
 All these years you loved him
 And he knows it's true
 'Cause what you're wantin' for your man
 Is what he's wantin', too
 Hey, yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do now
 ♪
 When you love a man enough
 You're bound to disagree
 'Cause ain't nobody perfect
 'Cause ain't nobody free
 Hey lordy, mama
 Tell me what you gonna do
 What you gonna do?
 
 Hey lordy mama
 I heard you wasn't feeling good
 They're spreadin' dirty rumours
 All around the neighborhood
 They say you're mean and evil
 And don't know what to do
 That's the reason that he's gone
 And left you black and blue
 Hey yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do now
 ♪
 They say he's left you all alone
 To weather this old storm
 He's got another woman now
 Hangin' on his arm, yeah, yeah, yeah
 That old fool's tellin' everybody
 He's sick and tired of you
 Hey lordy, lordy mama
 What you gonna do?
 Hey, yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do
 ♪
 They say you love to fuss and fight
 And bring a good man down
 And don't know how to treat him
 When he takes ya on the town
 They say you ain't behind him
 And just don't understand
 And think that you're a woman
 But actin' like a man
 ♪
 Hey lordy, mama
 What you gonna do now?
 ♪
 Get your nerves together, baby
 And set the record straight
 Set it straight
 Let the whole round world know
 It wasn't you that caused his bitter fate
 All these years you loved him
 And he knows it's true
 'Cause what you're wantin' for your man
 Is what he's wantin', too
 Hey, yeah
 ♪
 Tell me what you gonna do now
 ♪
 When you love a man enough
 You're bound to disagree
 'Cause ain't nobody perfect
 'Cause ain't nobody free
 Hey lordy, mama
 Tell me what you gonna do
 What you gonna do?