Tanya Tucker - Whats your mamas name

^CWhat's your mama's name child ^Gwhat's your ^D7mama's ^Gname Thirty some ^D7odd years ago a ^Cyoung man came to ^GMemphis

Asking bout a ^D7rose that used to ^Cblossom in his ^Gworld People never ^D7took the time to ^Cmind the young man's ^Gquestions

Till one day they ^D7heard him ask a little green eyed ^Ggirl

What's your mama's ^Cname child ^D7what's your mama's ^Gname Does she ever ^Ctalk about a ^Gplace called New ^D7Orleans

^GHas she ever ^D7mentioned a ^Gman named Buford ^CWilson ^GWhat's your mama's ^Cname child ^Gwhat's your ^D7mama's ^Gname

Twenty some ^D7odd years ago a ^Cdrunkard down in ^GMemphis Lost a month of ^D7life in labor ^Cto the county ^Gjail

Just because ^D7he asked a little ^Cgreen eyed girl a ^Gquestion And offered her a ^D7nickels worth of candy if she'd ^Gtell

What's your mama's ^Cname child ^D7what's your mama's ^Gname Does she ever ^Ctalk about a ^Gplace called New ^D7Orleans

^GHas she ever ^D7mentioned a ^Gman named Buford ^CWilson ^GWhat's your mama's ^Cname child ^Gwhat's your ^D7mama's ^Gname

A year and some ^D7odd days ago an ^Cold man died in ^GMemphis Just another ^D7wayward soul the ^Ccounty'd have to ^Gpay

Inside the old ^D7man's ragged coat ^Cthey found a faded ^Gletter It said you have a ^D7daughter and her eyes are Wilson ^Ggreen

What's your mama's ^Cname child ^D7what's your mama's ^Gname Does she ever ^Ctalk about a ^Gplace called New ^D7Orleans

^GHas she ever ^D7mentioned a ^Gman named Buford ^CWilson ^GWhat's your mama's ^Cname child ^Gwhat's your ^D7mama's ^Gname