And Mama hollered out the back door “y’all remember to wipe your feet”
And then she said “I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge”
“Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge”
“Ode To Billy Joe”, Bobby Gentry
“Oh darling, you’re not old enough to wear a bra.
You’ve got nothing to hold it up.”
“Why do I pay for all those lessons?
Dance for Gran’ma! Dance for Gran’ma!”
“Darling, I can tell you now,
Your father went through life with an open fly.”
“You take after your father’s side of the family,
The ugly side.”
(all from “Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love” from A Chorus Line)
"Mother always said i’d be very attractive
when I grew up, when I grew up.
“diff’rent” she said “with a special something
and a very very personal flair.”
(“At the Ballet,” also from A Chorus Line)
I’m going straight to hell
Just like my mama said
I’m going straight to hell
- Drivin N Cryin
“You been slippin’ into darkness, pretty soon you’re gonna pay.” (War, “Slipping Into Darkness”)
“Did you hear mother saying I’m wrong when I know I’m right” (Jethro Tull, “For a Thousand Mothers”)
Then there was your mother…
“Your mama and your papa done told me not to take you to the south” – (Animals, “Send You Back to Walker”)
“Your mother’s ghost stands at your shoulder… saying ‘You cannot do that, it breaks all the rules’.” (CSN, “Triad”)
Momma’s on the front porch screamin’ out her warning
“Girl you better get your red head
Back in bed before the morning!”
Garth Brooks
Ain’t Goin’ Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
Eat a lot, sleep a lot, brush 'em like crazy
Run a lot, do a lot, never be lazy
Beach Boys
Mama Says
Here you go…
I can’t see you mama
but I can hardly wait
ooh to touch and to feel you mama
oh I just can’t keep away
in the heat and the steam of the city
oh its got me running and I just can’t brake
so say you’ll help me mama
cos its getting so hard
To get things done, you better not mess with Major Tom
My momma told me don’t lose you 'cause the best luck I had was you
Say Hey (I Love You) by Michael Franti and Spearhead
Beautiful daughter couldn’t make up her mind
'tween a doctor and a lawyer man
The mother told the daughter “go out and find
Yourself a brown eyed handsome man”
That’s what your daddy was: a brown eyed handsome man.
TSS, a brown eyed handsome man
She breaks down and cries to her husband
Daddy our baby’s gone
Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly
How could she do this to me
The Beatles, She’s Leaving Home
"Crawl before you walk, boy
Walk before you run
Come on, stand up straight, I’m proud of you
Take my hand
I know you can
Walk like a man
Walk like a man
Your daddy’s demons are callin’ your name
Don’t you listen to them cause they’ve got no claim
Temptations may come, that ain’t no sin
You get stronger every time that you don’t give in." Tim McGraw “Walk Like A Man”
from Whole Wide World
When I was a young boy
My mama said to me
There’s only one girl in the world for you
And she probably lives in Tahiti
My mama told me, “Your life is such a wreck”
“You’re dumber than dogshit,” is what my daddy said.
I was just thirteen when they shoved me out the door
I keep their picture, but don’t look at it no more
–Drive-By Truckers, “The Company I Keep”
they’s my magic shoes… they’ll take me anywhere…
Swim!