Don't Drive Your Mama Away

There was a mother that had two sons
 One of the boys was interesting in his self
 This son loved his mother so very much.
 He said mama one day I going to grow up and going to college
 I'll going to be somebody
 I'll going to take care of you mama
 Like you been taking care of me.
 Oh
 That other brother he was no good he stayed in trouble all the time
 Mama always had to go to court and get the boy out of trouble.
 But I am told tonight those boys grew up
 One went to college
 That no good son left home
 That old mother worked her finger to the bone
 And sent that boy to school
 She gets on her knee and scrub floors
 She took in washing and ironing
 I want
 I want
 I want my boy to be somebody
 After about 8 long years
 That some came back home
 He said mama I am a doctor now
 I got MD behind my name
 I want you to meet my wife
 I met her while I was in college
 She is a school teacher mama
 Yes she is
 They told that mama we want you to come and live with us and help us raise our children
 The years went on by
 I wish I had a praying church
 And that the children grew up
 One day that school teacher went to her husband
 She said honey your mama is in the way now
 She gets in the away around the house
 She uses bad English I don't want it to rub off on my little children
 I think you ought to put her in a old folk home
 Somebody say yeah
 Yeah
 Let me tell you what he did
 The doctor went to his poor mama
 He said mama!
 Mama!
 So me and my wife been talking and she seem to feel that
 Mama that you're getting in the way around the house
 We don't have anything else for you to do
 You using bad English we don't want you to rub on our children
 I am going to take you to an old folk home
 Yes I am
 Somebody say yeah
 I got to take you to an old folk home
 Well that mother turn around and went back into her own room
 Tears running down her face
 She began to pack all of her clothes
 The devil came and whisper in her ear
 See there old lady
 Look at all you done for that boy and now he about to throws you out the door
 The mother kept on crying
 Early the next morning the some came and knocks on the door
 He said Mama get your stuff together the limousine is waiting outside
 The mama reaches back and got her hat and coat
 She walked outside the house
 She got in that long long long
 She got in that long limousine
 Yes she did
 They started down the road
 Mama just kept on crying
 Every now and then the doctor looked back at mama
 He said, mama in your room out there
 I wish you help me out there
 You're going to have a color TV
 You will have nurses around the clock
 You going to have everything that you want
 That mama kept on crying
 Yes
 Mama I'm sorry I got to do this
 Halleluiah
 I go to put you in an old folk home
 The mother turns and said with tears running down her face
 She said son I could understand
 If I was sick and could not help myself
 But there is nothing wrong with me
 Doctor said I know but I got to put you in an old folk home
 You understand me and the wife
 About the time they almost got to the old folk home
 That mama looked down the road
 About the time the car got closer
 That mother said wait a minute wait a minute son
 I believe that I saw my boy going there
 They got out
 Greeted on another with a kiss
 That no good son said mama how have been you doing?
 I was on my way home to see you
 I was on the say to tell you
 I do not do what I use to do
 I stop by a church on night and I got the holy ghost
 Stay in
 Then he turned around and saw his brother
 He said brother where are taking my mama?
 I got to know where you going with mama
 And the doctor said now waits a minute
 After all you've been gone
 And I am the one who been here taken care of mama
 Say, in case if mama did not tell you
 I am a doctor now
 I am somebody
 In just in case if you want to know something else
 I'm tired of mama praying, moaning and groaning in her bedroom
 Every time when my friends com to the house
 Well we on our way to the old folk home
 Yes
 That no good son of said did you say you are taking mama to the old folk home?
 He said yes
 Wait a minute. Mama
 I do not live in fine home
 Listen mama
 I got one good room
 You could have my bed
 But come on and go home with me mama
 Yeah
 Mama I don't eat steaks
 I eat beans and green potatoes and tomatoes
 Yes I do
 If that is alright with you
 You don't have to go the old folk home
 Come on and go home with me mama
 Mama. I am not riding in a long limousine
 My car is not much good
 But I got a good seat right by there
 Come on and go home with me mama
 God gave you your mama.
 Don't drive her away
 God gave you your mama.
 Don't drive her away
 If you drive her away
 You're gonna need her help one day
 I'm no stranger, don't drive me away. I'. no stranger don't drive me away.
 You're gonna need my help someday
 I'm no stranger, don't drive me away.