mama look-a boo-boo chords by Harry Belafonte
Verse 1
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I wonder why nobody don't like me,
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or is it the fact that I'm ugly?
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I leave my old house and go,
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my children don't want me no more.
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Bad talk inside the house they bring,
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and when I talk they start to sing.
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Mama look a boo boo, they shout
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Hey mother tell them shut
up your mouth
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Daddy's your daddy, oh no
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My daddy can't be ugly so
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Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama look a boo boo dey
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Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama look a boo boo dey
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I couldn't even digest me supper,
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due to the children's behaviour.
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John, come here a moment, bring the belt,
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you're much too impudent.
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John says it's
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James who started first,
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James tells the story in reverse.
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I drag my belt from off me waist,
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you should hear them screaming round the place.
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Mama luka bubu, they shout
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Dear mother, tell them,
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shut up your mouth
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That is your daddy, oh no
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My daddy can't be ugly, so
Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama luka bubu de
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Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama luka bubu de
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So I began to question the mother,
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These children ain't got no behavior.
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So I began to question the mother,
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These children ain't got no behavior.
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They're playing with you,
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my wife declare,
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You should be proud of them,
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my dear.
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These children were taught
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to bloom in slack,
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That ain't no kind of joke to crack.
Mama look up, boo -boo, they shout
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Dear mother,
tell them shut up your mouth
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That is your daddy, oh no
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My daddy can 't be of use, oh
Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama look up, boo -boo, they
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Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama look up, boo -boo, they
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Shut your mouth, go away
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Mama look up, boo -boo, they
mama look-a boo-boo
Harry Belafonte
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