Momma, Momma

Don't leave again

I don't want to see you away

 

Momma, Momma

Kiss me gently

Sing to me, and pray

 

Momma, Momma

Leave me be

Let me soar with flying wings

 

But Momma, Momma

Sigh, oh sigh

You forgot me

 

And Momma, Momma

My eyes are dry

Can you believe that?

 

So, Momma, Momma

I don't cry

Not for you, again

 

Yes, Momma, Momma

I won't cry

Not for you, again

...

If I wonder past the gate

To pastures green and wide

For my daddy's a farmer

And nanna's a baker

And brother's a sailor

And sister's a wife

That leaves me

In my room

On the bed

With a closet as a drawer

And a cat who's so lazy

He does nothing but sleep

And a mouse that is fat

Too fat to run, even

Good thing the cat

Doesn't chase after

The mouse

Or else I'd have to clean up his mess

And I'm not interested in being a cleaner

So nary a thing,

If I should wonder past the gate,

Into the unknown.

And greener pastures.

...