I ain't got no mama now I ain't got no mama now She told me late last night "You don't need no mama, no how" Mmm, black snake crawlin' in my room Mmm, black snake crawlin' in my room And some pretty mama had better come And get this black snake soon Oh, that must been the bed bug You know a chinch can't bite that hard Oh, that must been the bed bug You know a chinch can't bite that hard Asked my baby for fifty cents She said, "Lemon, ain't a child in the yard" Mama, that's all right
Mama, that's all right for you Mama, that's all right Mama, that's all right for you Say, baby, that's all right Most seen all way you do Mmm, what's the matter now? Mmm, honey, what's the matter now? Tell me what's the matter, baby? I don't like no black snake, no how Well, wonder where this black snake gone? Well, wonder where this black snake gone? Lord, that black snake mama Done run my darlin' home