《When You’re Good to Mama》歌词

[00:00:00] When You're Good to Mama - Marcia Lewis/David Warren-Gibson

[00:00:01] And now Ladies and Gentlemen

[00:00:03] The keeper of the keys

[00:00:05] The countess of the clink

[00:00:07] The mistress of murderers row

[00:00:09] Matron Mama Morton

[00:00:23] Ask any of the chickies in my pen

[00:00:27] They'll tell you I'm the biggest mother hen

[00:00:33] I love them all and all of them love me

[00:00:38] Because the system works

[00:00:40] The system called reciprocity

[00:00:56] Got a little motto

[00:00:59] Always sees me through

[00:01:01] When you're good to Mama Mama's good to you

[00:01:09] There's a lot of favors I'm prepared to do

[00:01:15] You do one for Mama she'll do one for you

[00:01:22] They say that life is tit for tat

[00:01:26] And that's the way I live

[00:01:29] So I deserve a lot of tat

[00:01:32] For what I've got to give

[00:01:35] Don't you know that this hand

[00:01:38] Washes that one too

[00:01:41] When you're good to Mama Mama's good to you

[00:01:53] If you want my gravy

[00:01:56] Pepper my Ragu

[00:01:59] Spice it up for mama

[00:02:02] She'll get hot for you

[00:02:07] When they pass that basket

[00:02:10] Folks contribute too

[00:02:13] You put in for Mama

[00:02:16] She'll put out for you

[00:02:20] The folks at top the ladder

[00:02:22] Are the ones the world adores

[00:02:26] So boost me up my ladder kid

[00:02:29] And I'll boost you up yours

[00:02:32] Let's all stroke together

[00:02:35] Like the Princeton crew

[00:02:38] When your stroking Mama Mama's stroking you

[00:02:46] So what's the one conclusion

[00:02:49] I can bring this number to

[00:02:54] When you're good to Mama Mamas good to you