Mama Said Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

Mama said see it through 

Don't let the night put the bite on you 

Take your time make your plan 

Mama said son be your own best man 

Mama said play it straight do what you like only do it up right 

Take your time don't run wild 

Mama said son you're my one man child 

Mama didn't have that know-it-all-way 

She lived by the book and she prayed every day 

Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme 

Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind 

Mama said go out there play at the game and you better play it fair 

Make sure your song get sung 

Mama said honey be your own big gun 

Mama didn't care when I never came home 

She learned how to cope with the end of the phone 

Dad went away to his place in the sky 

Mum said son he was a real good guy 

Mama said see it through 

Don't let the night put the bite on you 

Take your time don't run wild 

Mama said son you're my one man child 

Mama didn't have that know-it-all-way 

She lived by the book and she prayed every day 

Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme 

Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind 

Mama said see it through 

Don't let the night put the bite on you 

Take your time make your plan 

Mama said son be your own best man 

Mama said go out there play at the game and you better play it fair 

Take your time don't run wild 

Mama said son you're my one man child 

Take your time don't run wild 

Mama said son you're my one man child