Tom: G
G
Ricky Tidwell was a great athlete
C
He was a big strong boy that was quick on his feet
G D
And every college in the country wanted Ricky blockin' on their line
G
Oh when the scouts came knocking on Ricky's door
C
They didn't want to talk to young Rick no more
G D G
When they saw his mama she's the one they wanted to sign
She was a real bold woman raised on a farm
C
Had Bear Bryant tattooed on her forearm
G D
She was meaner than heck and ran the 40 in 4. 3
G
She could squat 600 bench press 5
C
The hands down meanest homemaker alive
G D G G7
Got a scholarship playing line backer in the SE C
C
Ricky Tidwell's mama is gonna play football
G D
Her real name's Doris but they're gonna call her "Too Tall"
G
She's got shoulders and a hind end four foot wide
C C7
Going to college on a full ride
G D F C G
Mrs. Tidwell's will you play in the NC- -double- -A
G
She'd wash all her team mates uniforms
C
Tucked everybody in the football dorms
G
Cooked the game meal, said the Lord's prayer
D
You're missing a jockstrap? She's got a spare
G
Crawled in the huddle, and called all the plays
C
The only one tough enough to go both ways
G
Got a mouth full of mud, scarred up knees
D
Cussing out the coaches and the referees
C
Ricky Tidwell's mama's gonna play football
G
Her real name's Doris
D
Everbody calls her "Too Tall"
G
They say she's a fine young man but she's really not
C C7
Ricky's mama was the master of the cheap shot
G D F C G
And on the triple option play she'd ruin your day
F C
She led the team in tackles and the league in sacks
G
Res ponsible for killing nine running backs
F C
But the school's reputation was destroyed
G D D7
They accused Ricky's mama of ster oids
C
Ricky Tidwell's mama's on probation
G D
Now the college is started their investiga tion
G
They wouldn't leave poor Ricky Tidwell's mama alone
C C7
Said she'd been takin' male hormones
G D
Mrs. Tidwell's gonna be hell
F C G
In the N- -F -L
Ricky Tidwell's mama
