whats your mamas name child
whats your mamas name
thirty some odd years ago
a young man came to memphis
asking about a rose
that used to blossom in his world
people never took the time
to mind the young mans questions
until one day
they heard him ask a little green eyed girl
whats your mama’s name child
whats your mama’s name
does she ever talk
about a place called new orleans
has she ever mentioned
a man named buford wilson
whats your mamas name child
whats your mamas name
twenty some odd years ago
a drunk down in memphis
lost a month of life and labor to the county jail
just because he asked
a little green eyed girl a question
and offered her a nickels worth of candy
if shed tell
a year and some odd days ago
an old man died in memphis
just another wayward soul the county had to claim
inside the old mans ragged coat
they found a faded letter
it said you have a daughter
and her eyes are wilson green
whats your mama’s name child
whats your mama’s name
does she ever talk
about a place called new orleans
has she ever mentioned
a man named buford wilson
whats your mama’s name child
whats your mama’s name
whats your mama’s name child
whats your mama’s name
Artist: Tanya Tucker
Year: 1973
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 145