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The Temptations – Ma lyrics
Born in a log cabin in the back woods
The back woods of Mississippi
She drank moonshine, chewed tobacco
Raised 16 children all by herself
Never looked much like a lady
You see mama ruined her body raisin' her babies
Spend her evenings sitting in a rockin' chair
Never had much o nothin but was always willin to share
Talking 'bout ma ,talkin' 'bout ma
Yeah, yeah, yeah, talking 'bout ma
Talkin' 'bout ma
Every once in awhile when ma would get depressed
She'd go to the cabinet and get paw's guitar
Sit herself down in the rockin' chair
Start strummin' and hummin', ha ha, yeah
That was ma's way of lettin' off steam
In plan old English you could see
That ma was doin' her thing
Every once in awhile she'd shout, "Let it all hang out"
Oow talkin' 'bout ma, talking 'bout ma
Yeah, yeah, yeah, talking 'bout ma
Talking 'bout ma
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Born in a log cabin in the back woods The back woods of Mississippi She drank moonshine, chewed tobacco Raised 16 children all by herself Never looked much like a lady You see mama ruined her body raisin' her babies Spend her evenings sitting in a rockin' chair Never had much o nothin but was always willin to share Talking 'bout ma ,talkin' 'bout ma Yeah, yeah, yeah, talking 'bout ma Talkin' 'bout ma Every once in awhile when ma would get depressed She'd go to the cabinet and get paw's guitar Sit herself down in the rockin' chair Start strummin' and hummin', ha ha, yeah That was ma's way of lettin' off steam In plan old English you could see That ma was doin' her thing Every once in awhile she'd shout, "Let it all hang out" Oow talkin' 'bout ma, talking 'bout ma Yeah, yeah, yeah, talking 'bout ma Talking 'bout ma Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Norman J. Whitfield
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