Odetta

Mama Told Me Not To Come

Odetta


Tom: Am

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[Verse]

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Will You Have whiskey With Your Water?
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Or sugar With your tea?
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What Are these crazy questions You’re askin' me?
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Oh This is the Wildest party that I Ever Did See
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Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see


[Chorus]

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And Mama told me not to come
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Mama told me not to come
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She Said "That ain't the way to have fun, Woah~"


[Verse]

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Open up the window And let some air into this room
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I think I'm  chokin' On the smell of stale perfume
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And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare me half to death
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Open up the window let me catch-a my breath


[Chorus]

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And Mama told me not to come
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Mama told me not to come
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She said "That ain't the way to have fun, no"
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"That ain't the way to have fun, Woah~"


[Interlude]
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[Verse]

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The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' On the door
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The hostess - My Last And she's passed out on the floor
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I seen so many things I ain't never seen before
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I Don't know what it is - I don't wanna see no more


[Chorus]

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And Mama told me not to come
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My Mama told me not to come
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She said, "That ain't the way to have fun, no"
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"That ain't the way to have fun, no"


[Outro]

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"That ain't the way to have fun, no"
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"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
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"That ain't the way to have fun, no"
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"That ain't the way to have fun, son"