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Thread #104571 Message #2148581
Posted By: Goose Gander
13-Sep-07 - 06:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Papa Charlie Jackson Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: MAMA, DONT YOU THINK I KNOW (C Jackson)
Here's my take on . . .
MAMA, DONT YOU THINK I KNOW?
Got a knock-kneed mama down in Tennessee She's short and squat, she's alright with me Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
Now, knock-kneed woman, what you gonna cook tonight? Whatever you cook, just cook it right Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
You got a face like a washboard, mouth like a tub Teach my mama that washboard rub Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
Now, some people say pigs are good to eat I'll never eat pigs _____________________ Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
Take a long-tail monkey, an up-tail dog Do that dance they call _______________ Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
Now, the monkey told the elephant, "You may be big and wide, You can't twitch your tail like I twitch mine." Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
Now, the monkey told the elephant when he seen that trunk "I know you sorry you got the tail in front." Don't you think I know? Mama, don't you think I know
Paramount 12305 (2224-2) Aug. 1925, transcribed from 'Papa Charlie Jackson, 1925-1928' LP (Biograph BLP 12042), 1972.