I wish I'd known the man a little better
That turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'cause mama was a lady don't you know
Mama was no prude but she was proper
Never wore her dress too short
She didn't care if you did
But she'd have never taken a drink
Grandma Kate did the best she could
To see mama grew up right
So she'd be fittin' one day for courtin'
And to wear some gentleman's ring
I wish I'd known the man a little better
That turned my mama on
He was always laughing
And singing the right sweet song
I wish I'd known the man a little better
The turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
I hear he came to town one day
In a rusty old '49 Ford
Selling lady's shoes and a**orted greeting cards
He was k**ing good looking
And easy to like
And turning all the ladies' heads
But he saw mama first
And Lord knows how some of them travelin men are
I wish I'd known the man a little better
That turned my mama on
He was always laughing
And singing the right sweet song
I wish I'd known the man a little better
The turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
Mama seemed to forget the things
That Grandma Kate had always told her
She ran away one night with a traveling man
They bought gas at Rita's truck stop
And drove to Dasota County
But he brought her home with a ring upon her hand
Mama's told me how the fever took him
When I was barely 5
But I remember him pitchin' me up
And catchin' me
And I love to sit and listen to her
Tell me about my daddy
She says he thought the sun would surely
Rise and set in me
I wish I'd known the man a little better
That turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'cause mama was a lady don't you know
I wish I'd known the man a little better
The turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'Cause mama was a lady don't you know