Hello mama hello mama it's me

How you feeling mama

Hm-hmm that's alright

I've got something I want to talk to you about

If you don't mind

And I ain't mad mama no no no no

Wait a minute listen mama

Look what they done to my song ma

Look what they done to my song ma

The only thing I could do half right and now

Turning out all wrong mama

Look what they done to my song ma

Wish I could find a good book (a good book)

I'd like to live in the thing now (wish I could find)

Wish I could find a good book

Wish I could find a good book

If I could find a real good book you know I (never)

Never have to come out and look at

What they done to my song

Look what they done to my brain ma

Look what they done to my brain ma

Mama it's a shame

You won't believe this but it's true

They picked it like a chicken bone and I'm-ah

Just about to go insane mama

Look what they done to my brain

Now let me sit down and sing that French

Ils ont change ma chanson ma

Ils ont change ma chanson (let me try that)

Oh my French pretty bad I better do this in English

What they done to my song

Look what they done to my song ma

Look what they done to my song ma

Look what they done to my song ma

Put it in a plastic bag and they turned the bag upside down ma

Look what they done to my song

Oh no no no

Oh no no no no

Maybe it's alright

Maybe it's ok I don't know

But if my tears were money say I'd be a millionaire today

You know the only thing I get to have right

Turning out all wrong mama

You can't believe what they've done to my song that I wrote myself

They put it in a plastic bag and they turned the bag upside down mama

Lord if I could find a good book

I'd never have to come out and look at uh

What they trying to do to my brain

They done pick it like a chicken bone and I'm-ah

Just about to go insane

I'm going crazy mama

That's alright I'm working mama

Just like you taught me mama you know that

Yes I will

Alright