Mama Cried

Mama cried when Frank Sinatra died
 She wept for days, when old blue eyes passed away
 was like a death in the family, she only had one LP
 and she played it constantly, and it drove us all insane
 when Mama sang along to all them tin pan alley songs
 and she'd get the words all wrong
 and it didn't really matter, it made it sorta sadder
 it's such a shame.
 How Mama cried when Frank Sinatra died
 As good a reason as any other
 It's as if they had been lovers
 A long long time ago, but as far as I know
 She never caught a show
 But all the same, her tears they were real
 And her grief was sincere
 And it came from a deep place
 Beyond reason, beyond lyin' with our name
 Yeah Mama cried like I never saw
 "Mama cried before," "That's not exactly true .
 She cried a lot for you and Richard Burton too".
 It was all she could do
 To ease the pain, she smoked cigarettes in bed
 Drank Kahlua as she read, everything the papers said
 She believed every word, now it seems sort of absurd
 How Mama cried when Frank Sinatra died
 And her tears they were real
 And her grief was sincere
 And it came from a deep place
 Beyond reason, beyond lyin' with our name
 Yeah Mama cried when Frank Sinatra died