I was raised on the west side shanty I didn't get up the sun went down When your back's the wall, you better get tough An' real quick how to swing an' duck
I was in the suite all for the sunshine Good lookin' women, woods an' moonshine Learned more about a on the streets than in the school well A-Sweet Mama didn't no fool, that's right
Some folks cheat 'n folks lie But I can a man by the look in his eye A-don't hand me jack, try to call it I know the 'tween shit an' shiner
I was in the suite all for the sunshine lookin' women, back woods an' moonshine Learned more a life on the streets than in the school And my Sweet Mama didn't no fool
about Mama Oh sweet
Mama was no Angel, but she taught me right from She every single word, an' every note and every song She taught me how to gamble and how to a dice If it you feel good, do it don't think twice
I was in the suite all for the sunshine Good lookin' women, back an' moonshine Learned more about a life on the streets than in the Well my sweet didn't raise no fool
I was born in the all for the sunshine lookin' women, back woods an' moonshine Learned more about a life on the streets than in the But my sweet Mama didn't raise no
Talkin' about my sweet Mama didn't raise no (Na, na, na ) Talkin' my sweet Mama Mama didn't raise no (That's my Mama ) about my sweet Mama Mama raise no fool Oh, Mama