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*****Please forgive me but this had been posted wrong and I corrected a couple of mistakes.***** Mama Tried Merle Haggard
First thing DI remember Gknowin' was a Dlonesome whistle Gblowin' And a Dyoung-on's dream of Ggrowing up to A7ride On a Dfreight train leaving Gtown, not Dknowing where I'm Gbound And no Done could change my A7mind, but Mama Dtried
One and only rebel child, from a family meek and mild My mama seemed to know what lay in store 'Spite of all my Sunday learnin', toward the bad I kept on turnin' 'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore CHORUS:
DAnd I turned twenty-one in prison doing Glife without paDrole No Bmone could steer me right, but Mama tA7ried, Mama tried Mama Dtried to raise me better, but her Gpleading I denDied, that leaves only me to A7blame, 'cause Mama Dtried
Dear old Daddy rest his soul, he left my mom a heavy load She tried so very hard to fill his shoes Working hours without rest, wanted me to have the best She tried to raise me right, but I refused CHORUS