What a drag
it is getting old
Kids are
different today,
I hear ev'ry
mother say
Mother needs
something today
to calm her down
And though she's
not really ill
there's a little
yellow pill
She goes running
for the shelter of a
mother's little helper
and it helps her
on her way
Gets her through
her busy day
Things are
different today
I hear ev'ry
mother say
Cooking fresh food
for her husband's
just a drag
So she buys
an instant cake
and she burns
her frozen steak
And goes running
for the shelter of
her mother's little helper
and to help her
on her way
Get her through
her busy day
Doctor please...
some more of these
Outside the door,
she took four more
What a drag it is
getting old
Men just aren't
the same today
I hear ev'ry
mother say
They just don't
appreciate that
you get tired
They're so hard
to satisfy
You can tranquilize
your mind
So go running
for the shelter of her
mother's little helper
and four help you
through the night
Help to minimize
your plight
Doctor please...
some more of these
outside the door,
she took four more
What a drag it is
getting old
Life's just much
too hard today
I hear ev'ry
mother say
The pursuit of
happiness just
seems a bore
And if you take
more of those,
you will get
an overdose
No more running
for the shelter of
a mother's
little helper
They just helped you
on your way
through your
busy dying day
Oy!