Tell Mama
Janis Joplin!!
Three, four.
Yeah!!! Yeah!!! Whoaa ... yeah!!!
You thought you had found yourself a good girl, One who would love you and give you the world. Then you find, babe, that you've been misused, Come to me, honey, I'll do what you choose.
I want you to Well, tell mama Tell all about it. Well, tell mama What you need Tell your mama, babe, What you want. Tell your mama, babe.
What you need What you want. What you need What you want Whoa! an' I'll make everything alright.
That girl you didn't have no sense, babe, Wasn't worth all the time that you spent. That same man throwed you outdoors, I just heard that he quartered your clothes, hey!
Well, tell mama All about it. Tell mama What you need. Tell your mama, babe, What you want Tell your mama, babe.
What you need What you want What you need What you want, Whoaaa! an' I'll make everything alright, daddy, I swear!
Hey!
That girl you had didn't have no sense, dear, Wasn't worth all the time that you spent. And that same man that throwed you outdoors, I just heard that he stole all your clothes, hey.
Well, tell mama All about it Tell mama What you need Tell your mama, babe What you want Tell your mama, babe
What you need What you want What you need What you want Anything I can do Anything I can do for you, baby.
Tell your mama, babe! Tell your mama, babe! Tell your mama, babe! Tell your mama, babe! Tell your mama, babe! Tell your mama, babe!
Hey!
Every time you get lonely, lonely, lonely, Every time you get lonely sometime. Every time you get lonely, lonely, lonely, Every time you get lonely sometime.
Every time you got to cry, cry, Every time you gotta cry. Every time you got to cry, cry, cry, Every time you gotta cry.
Well, I'll tell you, dear If you're a woman I can only assume That you already know what you're looking for, baby.
If you ever, if you were lookin', if you were lonely if you were lookin', or lonely, I know what you're lookin' for, And I figured it out at fourteen years old And I been lookin' for it every since, too, man.
However, if you happen to be a very young man, (Preferably a young man) I'll tell you what you need, man, When you wake up an' it doesn't feel right, man, Your head don't feel right, nothin' feels right I'll tell ya what you need ≈
You need a sweet lovin' mama, babe, Sweet talkin' mama, baby. You need a sweet lovin' mama, babe.
You need someone to listen to you, Someone to talk to you, Someone to hear you Someone to want you Someone to need you Someone to use you Someone to hold you
Want you, talk, listen, hold ya, want you, need you, Hold you, need you, want you, need you, hold you, Won't you need me mama, mama, mama, mama baby Hey now, mama, mama, mama, mama, baby Lord, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, baby Hey, mama, mama, mama, mama, babe.
Tell mama all about it Tell mama all about it What you need, what you want What you need, what you want Anything I can do Anything, baby, I can do for you Tell your mama, babe
Whoa mama babe! Whoa mama babe! Whoa mama babe! Whoa mama babe! Whoa mama babe! Whoa mama babe! Whoa mama babe! Whaa mama babe! Whaa mama babe! Whaa mama babe! Whaa mama babe!
Yeah An' I'll make everything alright, yeah! Hey! |