What's Your Mama's Name? chords by George Jones
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Thirty some odd years ago a young
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man came to Memphis
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Askin' 'bout a rose that used
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to blossom in his world
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People never took the time to mind
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the young man's questions
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Until one day they heard him ask
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a little green eyed girl
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Verse 2
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What's your mama's name, child,
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what's your mama's name
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Does she ever talk about
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a place called New Orleans
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Has she ever mentioned a
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man named Buford Wilson
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What's your mama's name, child,
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what's your mama's name?
Verse 3
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Twenty some odd years ago a
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drunkard down in Memphis
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Lost a month of life and labored
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to the county jail
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Just because he asked a little
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green eyed girl a question
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And offered her a nickel's
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worth of candy if she'd tell
Verse 4
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A year and some odd days ago
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an old man died in Memphis
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Just another wayward soul
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the county had to claim
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Inside the old man's ragged coat
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they found a faded letter
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That said you got a daughter and her
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eyes are Wilson green
Verse 5
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What's your mama's name, child,
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what's your mama's name
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Does she ever talk about
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a place called New Orleans
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Has she ever mentioned a man
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named Buford Wilson
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What's your mama's name, child,
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what's your mama's name?
Verse 6
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What's your mama's name child,
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what's your mama's name?
What's Your Mama's Name?
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