Holy Water - Tom Tom Club

That boy on the corner, he be' sellin' fluff

You can’t tell him nothin, 'cause his life is tough

Gotta make a livin, ' he be' out all night

But the old folks say Betty raised that boy up right

Mama said, «Boy, you need some holy water»

My mama said, «Sprinkle that boy with holy water»

Mama said, «Come on, come on, drink some holy water»

My mama said, «Child, take the lord with you, take the lord with you, oh»

Babies makin' babies, doin' deals in the street

Boy’s got a deadline with a windin' sheet

His baby mother outta school, outta dreams

Caught up in soaps while little Malcolm screams

Mama said, «Boy, you need some holy water»

My mama said, «Sprinkle that boy with holy water»

Mama said, «Come on, come on, drink some holy water»

My mama said, «Take the lord with you, take the lord with you»

Oh, oh mother, oh, oh, oh mother, oh, oh mother, oh, oh, oh mother

Sprinkle that boy with holy water, child

Everyone knows you can’t fight fire with fire, no Ashes to ashes, from cradle to grave

Drink holy water, the boy can surely be saved, oh, no Mama said, «Boy, you need some holy water»

My mama said, «Sprinkle that boy with holy water»

Mama said, «Come on, child, drink some holy water»

My mama said, «Take the lord with you, take the lord with you»

Oh, yeah, oh mama (Mama said), oh-oh holy, holy water (Mama said),

oh (Mama said), oh-oh, take the lord with you (Mama said) (Mama said),

(Mama said), oh-oh, holy water (Mama said), take the lord with you (Mama said),

take the lord with you, boy, you need some holy water (Mama said),

take the lord with you (Mama said), water

(Hey now)