"Oh! My Mama" lyrics

"Oh! My Mama"

Oh my Mama
She gave me these feathered breaths
Oh my Mama
She told me use your voice
My little bird

She said sing sing sing sing sing sing melodies
And she sang sang sang sang sang sang melodies

Oh my Mama
She did give me fancy feet
I'll be dancing on
And I'll tap tap tap my toes
Into those creaking floorboards

Oh my Mama
She took my little hand and held on tight
Oh the Mamas
Give the waters of their wells
Oh the Mamas
Give the babies this very dirt we're walking on
Oh my Mama
She gave me these feathered breaths
And your Mama
She gave you those feathered breaths too

And when the sky drops all those feathers
And when the birds sing in the morning
I'll be a mama
I'll have a daughter
I'll be a mama
I'll have a daughter

And I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies
And I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies

And she'll be
My little bird
And then she'll fly
She'll fly


Writer(s): Alela Diane
album: "The Pirate's Gospel" (2006)
Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel album cover
Heavy Walls
(Bonus Track)
Gypsy Eyes
(Bonus Track)
Laundromat Lady
(Bonus Track)
Pink Roses
(Bonus Track)
Blackberry
(Bonus Track)
Fay Clark
(Bonus Track)
Golden
(Bonus Track)
Mind Yourself
(Bonus Track)
Silent Slam
(Bonus Track)
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