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GUEST,Arkansas Red-Ozark Troubadour Lyr Req: Sweet Mama Tree-Top Tall (Lasses White) (25) RE: Lyr Req: Sweet Mama Tree-Top Tall (Lasses White) 03 Jun 13

From what I understand "turning a damper down" in cooking with a wood stove means to reduce the heat. So the double entendre in this song probably refers to "sweet mama" having "the hots" for other men, and spreading it around, so she is advised to keep her damper turned down and "make it hot" for her man only. This I was told by an black blues singer who probably knew more double entendres in songs than anybody. Blues are filled with double entendres. That's what makes the blues so great.

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