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Our Native Daughters - Mama's Crying Long
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Our Native Daughters
Our Native Daughters
Performer
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Vocals
Amythyst Kiah
Amythyst Kiah
Vocals
Leyla McCalla
Leyla McCalla
Vocals
Allison Russell
Allison Russell
Vocals
Jamie Dick
Jamie Dick
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriter

Lyrics

Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
Mama's runnin' hard (From the boss's man)
Mama's runnin' hard (From the boss's man)
Caught her anyway (The boss's man)
Caught her anyway (The boss's man)
They lie on the ground (Again and again)
They lie on the ground (Again and again)
I can her screamin' (Again and again)
I can her screamin' (Again and again)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
It was late at night (When she got the knife)
It was late at night (When she got the knife)
She went to his room (When she got the knife)
She went to his room (When she got the knife)
Mama's dress is red (It was white before)
Mama's dress is red (It was white before)
Lift it up and see (It was white before)
Lift it up and see (It was white before)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
All the men have come (And they brought the rope)
All the men have come (And they brought the rope)
They came here for Mama (And they brought the rope)
They came here for Mama (And they brought the rope)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's cryin' long (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
Mama's hands are shakin' (And she can't get up)
Mama's in the tree (And she can't come down)
Mama's in the tree (And she won't come down)
Mama's flyin' free (And she can't come down)
Mama's flyin' free (And she won't come down)
Mama's flyin' free (And she can't come down)
Mama's flyin' free (And she won't come down)
Mama's flyin' free (And she can't come down)
Mama's flyin' free
Written by: Rhiannon Giddens

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