Grandma Mary

Lyrics

[Intro] Children, come and get this bread while it's hot One of y'all finish this little dab of mustard greens So I can wash my pot You don't have enough to eat, just fill up on water, yeah Thank the Lord for this little bit we got [Verse 1] Mama's somewhere workin', and daddy's runnin' the street, yeah Went a-just around the corner, ain't got shoes on our feet, no Grandma Mary is workin' at Miss Thomas' house today, yeah She's gonna ask Mrs. Thomas if she's got some more Shoes to throw away, woah I hope we get some shoes today, woah I hope we get some shoes today, y'all [Verse 2] Mary Ann said you was uptown playin' that slot machine, boy You know I told you I would whip you If you еver played that thing again, yeah And you tеll some lies of mixed kind Hit your head on the ground, yeah I'll be so glad your mama come and take you onto Baytown [Verse 3] Now run to the store, tell Mr. Hill to send me some meat, yeah Tell him your grandma Said she'll come by and pay him next week, yeah Oh, and while you at the store Don't let him forget my little snuff, no The doctor said to stop dippin' But Lord, I got to have a little snuff, woah So don't forget your grandma's snuff, woah So don't forget your grandma's snuff, son [Verse 4] Hey y'all, let's pitch in and get grandma somethin' nice, yeah She ain't been nowhere She's been babysittin' all of her life, yeah All of her life she's been carryin' a baby around on each hip, yeah Now what you say we pitch in And give our grandma a little trip, ha, woah Let's give our grandma a little trip, woah Let's give our grandma a little trip (Y'all) Take that baby off of granny's hip, y'all And granny's gonna take a little trip, y'all Now how 'bout a trip for a sip, y'all? [Outro] No-for-good stuff on her lip, y'all Granny's got to a have a little sip, y'all