Oh! My Mama

Oh! My mama

She gave me these feathered breaths

Oh! My mama

She told me use your voice, my little bird

She said sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing melodies

And she sang, sang, sang, sang, sang, sang melodies

Oh! My mama

She did give me fancy feet I'll be dancin' on

And I'll tap, tap, tap my toes into those creakin' floorboards

Oh! My mama

She took my little hand and held on tight

Oh! The mamas give the waters of their wells

Oh! the mamas give the babies this very dirt we're walkin' on

Oh! My mama

She gave me these feathered breaths

And your mama

She gave you those feathered breaths too

And when the sky drops all those feathers

And when the birds sing in the morning

I'll be a mama, I'll have a daughter

I'll be a mama, I'll have a daughter

And I'll give her melodies, I'll give her melodies

I'll give her melodies, I'll give her melodies

I'll give her melodies, I'll give her melodies

I'll give her melodies, I'll give her melodies

And she'll be my little bird

And then she'll fly, she'll fly

She'll fly