I was raised on the west side shanty town I didn't get up till the sun went down When your back's against the wall, you better get tough An' learn real quick how to swing an' duck.' I was born in the suite all for the sunshine Good lookin' women, back woods an' moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school Sweet Mama didn't raise no fool,. That's right Some folks cheat 'n some folks lie But I can judge a man by the look in his eye Don't hand me jack, try to call it cool I know the difference 'tween sh*t an' shiner I was born in the suite all for the sunshine Good lookin' women, back woods an' moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school Sweet Mama didn't raise no fool Instrumental Break Talkin' about Mama Oh sweet Mama Mama was no angel, but she taught me right from wrong She knew ev'ry single word, an' ev'ry note, and ev'ry song She taught me how to gamble and how to roll a dice "If it makes you feel good, do a darn thing twice." I was born in the suite all for the sunshine Good lookin' women, back woods an' moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school My sweet Mama didn't raise no fool I was born in the suite all for the sunshine Good lookin' women, back woods an' moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school My sweet Mama didn't raise no fool Yeeow! Talkin' about: (My sweet Mama,) (Mama didn't raise no fool.) Na, na, na (Talkin' about my sweet Mama (Mama didn't raise no fool.) That's my sweet Mama (Talkin' about my sweet Mama (Mama didn't raise no fool.) Oh, sweet Mama
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