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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Brown
James Brown
Vocals
The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
Ensemble
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Brown
James Brown
Songwriter
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Brown
James Brown
Producer
Bob Both
Bob Both
Mixing Engineer
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mama's dead
Never again would she hold my hand
Never again to hear her call my name
How I miss it
Much more than I show, I miss it
[Verse 2]
Oh, eh
[Verse 3]
My Mama's dead
No one to talk to
When I'm, when I'm feelin' low
No one to stand me
When I, when I go too far
I need help
Help, what will I do without help?
[Verse 4]
She tried so hard
To make me a respectable man
She didn't really know me
And she didn't really understand
She worked like a slave
And prayed hard everyday
What did I do for her?
My way was not her way
[Verse 5]
But now she's gone
Her troubles are over
The pain is gone
I wish, I had made her proud to call me son
'Cause I love her
More than she knows
More than she knew I love her
[Verse 6]
No one to cry
No one to sit by the bed side
No one to watch the light in my window
No one, no one to come in
Come in and pull the cover over my head at night
No one to say, son, everything will be alright
[Verse 7]
No one to say, somebody up there loves us
Lay your head on mama's breast and rest, yeah
[Verse 8]
Everybody got a mother and you know what I'm talking about
Mama's dead, Mama's dead, dead, dead, dead, dead
Written by: Fred Wesley, James Brown

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