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Mama Tried

from Pure Country by Georgia Brown

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First thing I remember knowin'
Was a lonesome whistle blowin'
And a young'un's dream of growin' up to ride
On a freight train leavin' town
Not knowin' where I'm bound
No one could change my mind but mama tried

One & only rebel child
From a family meek & mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
Despite all my Sunday learnin'
With the bad I kept on turnin'
'Til mama couldn't hold me anymore

And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame
'Cause mama tried

Dear old daddy, rest his soul
Left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest
She wanted me to have the best;
She tried to raise me right but I refused

And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame
'Cause mama tried . . .

That leaves only me to blame
'Cause mama tried . . .

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from Pure Country, released July 4, 2012
Guitar & Vocals: Georgia Brown
~Written by M. Haggard (1968)
(Arr. by George Brown)

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