THANK YOU MAMMA Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Give you all my love oh yeah Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Listen my words and my uttering Mamma I will never let you down I'll never go away, I'll always be around You know what you do, with such love that you found I'm always gonna let you wear that crown Through the ruffest of times you maintain your calm Jah was your only yeah, while sheltering me from the storm And when its cold you wrap me in a towel so warm Oh ma, oh ma, I'm so glad is was bo-wo-wo-orn Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Give you all my love oh yeah Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Listen my words and my uttering I'm gonna make you so proud, such good so you have You're the one who teaches me all the good from the bad Even when the system keeps pressuring my dad You got high hopes, thanks be unto the most high god Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Give you all my love oh yeah Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Listen my words and my uttering I'm a big man now, thats how things go Things you do to survive, only Jah he knows carefully protecting us while watching us grow You build up, even when its on the down low Work so hard to see us go to school Blisters on your fingers so they can't take us for fool I'm here for a purpose, I'm here to rule Most high Jah, rastafari will see us true Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Give you all my love oh yeah Thank you mamma for the nine months you carry me through All those pain and suffering No one know the pressure you bared, juss only you Listen my words and my uttering