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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.