Man That Turned My Mama On Lyrics - Tanya Tucker

I wish I'd known the man a little better 

that turned my mama on 

he must have been a heck of a man 

'cause mama was a lady don't you know 

Mama was no prude but she was proper 

never wore her dress too short 

she didn't care if you did 

but she'd have never taken a drink 

Grandma Kate did the best she could 

To see mama grew up right 

so she'd be fittin' one day for courtin' 

and to wear some gentleman's ring 

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Chorus: 

I wish I'd known the man a little better 

that turned my mama on 

he was always laughing 

and singing the right sweet song 

I wish I'd known the man a little better 

the turned my mama on 

He must have been a heck of a man 

'Cause mama was a lady don't you know 

I hear he came to town one day 

in a rusty old '49 Ford 

selling lady's shoes and assorted greeting cards 

he was killing good looking 

and easy to like 

and turning all the ladies' heads 

but he saw mama first 

and Lord knows how some of them travelin men are 

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Mama seemed to forget the things 

that Grandma Kate had always told her 

she ran away one night with a traveling man 

they bought gas at Rita's truck stop 

and drove to Dasota County 

but he brought her home with a ring upon her hand 

mama's told me how the fever took him 

when I was barely 5 

but I remember him pitchin' me up 

and catchin' me 

and I love to sit and listen to her 

tell me about my daddy 

she says he thought the sun would surely 

rise and set in me 

I wish I'd known the man a little better 

that turned my mama on 

he must have been a heck of a man 

'cause mama was a lady don't you know 

I wish I'd known the man a little better 

the turned my mama on 

He must have been a heck of a man 

'Cause mama was a lady don't you know