Track 1 from their sixth album “Ma” released in 1973 copyright Motown Records. The album was their most critically acclaimed and all songs were written or co-written by Motown producer Norman Whitfield. Written and produced by Norman Whitfield. RIP Mark Olson, Ed Guzman, Norman Whitfield & Gil Bridges. Featuring:
Peter Rivera - Lead vocals, drums & percussion
Ray Monette - Lead & rhythm guitars & background vocals
Mark Olson - Keyboards & background vocals
Gil Bridges - Flute, sax & background vocals
Mike Urso - Bass & background vocals
Ed Guzman - Congas & timbales
This is the story about the lady that raised me, ah, ha, ha, ha
Get up, get out
Well, she was born in a log cabin in the backwoods of Blackfoot, Mississippi
She drank moonshine, chews tobacco, raised thirteen children all by herself
Never looked much like a lady, you see, she was too busy providin' and raisin' her babies
Spent her evenin's sittin' in a rockin' chair, never had much o' nothin but was always willin' to share
Ma, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Talkin' 'bout my Ma, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Education, she didn't have none, never had a sick day in her life
Stronger than any too-good man, you better believe it, oh, yes she was, now lookie here
When Papa died, Mama put her love on a shelf, yes, she did
She swore up and down on the good book, she wouldn't love nobody else
Made sure that we were in church every Sunday
"Papa woulda wanted it that way", that's what she'd always say
Ma, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Talkin' 'bout the lady that raised me, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Every once in awhile when Ma would get depressed, she'd go to the closet and get Pa's guitar
Sit herself down in the rockin' chair, start hummin' and strummin', ha, ha, yeah, lookie here y'all
That was Ma's way of lettin' off steam, in plain old English we could see that Ma was doin' her thing
Every once in awhile she'd shout, "Wow, let it all hang out"
Ma, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Ma, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Talkin' 'bout the lady that raised me, talkin' about Ma, yeah
Get up, get out, give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, whoa
27 июн 2018
