Sweet Mama

He used to be a slicker with a cane in his

hand, but now he wears

the clothes of a working man. He

was a high-geared daddy, but

sweet mama put him in low.

He used to meet the jitterbugs

and join in, but

nowadays he's kinda short on wind.

He was a high-geared daddy,

but sweet mama put him in low.

He used to meet the boys

and toot off his horn, but he don't have

time since the twins was born. He

was a high-geared daddy, but sweet

mama put him in low.

He used to run around in a limousine.

All he runs now is a washing machine.

He was a high-geared daddy,

but sweet mama put him in

low.

If he ever bought a girl an ice cream

cone, he'd expect to squeeze it

out before he took her home. He

was a high-geared daddy, but sweet

mama put him in low.

He used to break hearts

and keep the girls in tears,

but now he's got a

mama that can shift his gears. He

was a high-geared daddy, but sweet

mama put him in low.

He used to be a slicker with a cane in his

hand, but now he wears the

clothes of a working man. He

was a high-geared daddy, but sweet

mama put him in low.