A canvas covered

cabin in a crowded

labour camp

Stand out in this

memory I revived

Cause my daddy

raised a family there

with two hard

working hands

And tried to feed

my mama's hungry eyes

He dreamed of

something better

and my mama's

faith was strong

And us kids were

just to young to realize

That another class of people

put us somewhere

just below

One more reason for

my mama's hungry eyes

Mama never had

the luxuries she wanted

But it wasn't cause

my daddy didn't try

She only wanted things

she really needed

One more reason for

my mama's hungry eyes

I remember daddy praying

for a better way of life

But I don't recall

a change of any size

Just a little loss of courage

as their age began to show

One more reason for

my mama's hungry eyes

Mama never had

the luxuries she wanted

But it wasn't cause

my daddy didn't try

She only wanted things

she really needed

One more reason for

my mama's hungry eyes

Oh, I still recall

my mama's hungry eyes