ON THE DAY MAMA DIED
SHE CALLED
DADDY TO HER SIDE
AND SAID
I'LL BE GOIN' SOON
I KNOW IT'S GONNA
HURT YOU BOTH
BUT PROMISE ME
BEFORE I GO
YOU'LL DO
WHAT I ASK OF YOU
IN A BIG RED
FOLGER'S CAN
HID BEHIND
THE POTS AND PANS
YOU'LL FIND
SOME MONEY
THAT I'VE SAVED
AND IN THE BACK OF MY
DRESSER DRAWER
I PUT AWAY
A LITTLE MORE
FOR A RAINY DAY
GO TO TOWN AND BUY
THAT NEW GUITAR
'CAUSE HE'S
BEEN WORKIN'
AWFUL HARD
TO GET HIS OWN
TO WRITE HIS SONGS
A-WHAT A MEMORY
WOH WHAT A MEMORY
AND EVEN IN
HER FINAL MOMENTS
MAMA THOUGHT OF ME
WHAT A MEMORY
SHE WAS ONLY
THIRTY-FIVE
I WAS FIFTEEN
ASKIN' WHY
THE LORD TOOK
HER AWAY
HE MUST'VE KNOWN
WE NEEDED HER
SHE WAS AN ANGEL
HERE ON EARTH
I STILL
MISS HER EVERY DAY
WITH ALL HER FRIENDS
AND HALF THE TOWN
AND HER FAMILY
GATHERED 'ROUND
I BET SHE NEVER
FELT SO LOVED
WHEN EVERYBODY'S
HEADS WERE BOWED
I DID MY BEST
TO MAKE HER PROUD
AS I STOOD UP
AND I SANG
ROCK OF AGES
CLEFT FOR ME
AS I PLAYED IT ON
THAT NEW SIX-STRING
I COULDN'T HELP
BUT CRY
AS WE SAID GOODBYE
WHAT A MEMORY
WOH WHAT A MEMORY
AND EVEN IN
HER FINAL MOMENTS
MAMA THOUGHT OF ME
WHAT A MEMORY
AND EVEN IN
HER FINAL MOMENTS
MAMA THOUGHT OF ME
WHAT A MEMORY
WHAT
A MEMORY