The Man That Turned My Mama On

I wish I'd known the man a little better
 That turned my mama on
 He must have been a heck of a man
 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
 Mama was no prude but she was proper
 Never wore her dress too short
 She didn't care if you did
 But she'd have never taken a drink
 Grandma Kate did the best she could
 To see mama grew up right
 So she'd be fittin' one day for courtin'
 And to wear some gentleman's ring
 I wish I'd known the man a little better
 That turned my mama on
 He was always laughing
 And singing the right sweet song
 I wish I'd known the man a little better
 The turned my mama on
 He must have been a heck of a man
 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
 I hear he came to town one day
 In a rusty old '49 Ford
 Selling lady's shoes and assorted greeting cards
 He was killing good looking
 And easy to like
 And turning all the ladies' heads
 But he saw mama first
 And Lord knows how some of them travelin men are
 I wish I'd known the man a little better
 That turned my mama on
 He was always laughing
 And singing the right sweet song
 I wish I'd known the man a little better
 The turned my mama on
 He must have been a heck of a man
 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
 Mama seemed to forget the things
 That Grandma Kate had always told her
 She ran away one night with a traveling man
 They bought gas at Rita's truck stop
 And drove to Dasota County
 But he brought her home with a ring upon her hand
 Mama's told me how the fever took him
 When I was barely 5
 But I remember him pitchin' me up
 And catchin' me
 And I love to sit and listen to her
 Tell me about my daddy
 She says he thought the sun would surely
 Rise and set in me
 I wish I'd known the man a little better
 That turned my mama on
 He must have been a heck of a man
 'cause mama was a lady don't you know
 I wish I'd known the man a little better
 The turned my mama on
 He must have been a heck of a man
 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know