What My Mama Told Me - Junior Wells

Lord I should have been did what my Mama told me to

Lord I should have been did what my Mama told me to

Then I would not have to work

and I wouldn’t have to sing the blues

Just like the old folks say

You gotta reap just what you sow

Just like old folks say

You gotta reap just what you sow

Lord a disobedient child he would just don’t live too long

Let me get something

Harmonica solo

Oh everybody wanna know, Lord what does a poor boy do?

Oh everybody wants to know what does a poor boy do?

A poor boy sews patches on his clothes

and stuffs newspapers in his shoes Ah ha Let me do it again

Harmonica solo

Oh I should have been did just like my Mama tole me to

Oh I should have been did just like my Mama tole me to

Then I would not have to work and I would not have to sing the blues

Hey everybody wanna know what does a poor boy do?

Oh everybody wanna know what does a poor boy do?

A poor boy sews patches on his clothes

stuffs newspaper Lord, in his shoes Let’s go home

Harmonica solo

Ah ha

Instrumental outro to end