(page/plant)
(studio chatter: "shall we roll it, jimmy?"
("we´re rolling on, what, one?")
("no, one again?")
(- airplane heard flying overhead - "got to get this airplane off.")
("naw, leave it, yeah.")
hey, hey, mama, what´s the matter here (x2)
you didn´t have to tell me that you love me so
you didn´t have to love me, mama, let me go
hey, hey, mama, what´s the matter here
you didn´t have to make me a total disgrace
you didn´t have to leave me with that beer in my face
hey, hey, mama, what´s the matter here
that´s alright, it´s awful dog-gone clear.
hey, hey, baby, why you treat me mean (x2)
you didn´t have to crucify me like you did
you didn´t have to tell me i was just your kid
hey, hey, mama, why´d you treat me mean
you didn´t have say you´d always be by my side
y´ didn´t have to tell me you´d be my blushin´ bride
hey, hey, mama, why you treat me mean
but that´s alright, i know your sisters, too
you didn´t have to tell me that you love me so
you didn´t have to leave me, mama, let me go
hey, hey, mama, what is wrong with you
you didn´t have to leave me like a total disgrace
you didn´t have to leave me with that beer on my face
hey, hey, mama, what is wrong with you
but that´s alright, i´d be the same way, too
you didn´t have to crucify me like you did
you didn´t have to tell me i was just your kid
hey, hey, mama, what´s the matter here
you didn´t have to tell me you would be my own
you didn´t have to tell me, baby, let me go
hey, hey, mama, what is wrong with you
that´s alright, i know your sister, too.
what´s the matter with you, mama