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 Education she didn't have none Never had a sick day in her life She was good than other men Y'all better believe it, oh, yes she was Now look here When papa died, she put her love on the shelf Yes, she did She scroll up and down on the goodbook She didn't allow nobody else Make sure we were in church every Sunday Papa want it that way, that she always say Talking 'bout ma, talking 'bout ma Yeah, yeah, yeah, talking 'bout ma Talking '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