Odetta
Mama Told Me Not to Come
[Verse 1]
Will you have whiskey with your water or sugar with your tea?
What are these crazy questions you're asking me?
Oh, this is the wildest party I ever did see
Don’t turn on the lights 'cause I don't want to see
[Chorus]
My mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come, oh
She said, "That ain’t the way to have fun, hon"
[Verse 2]
Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smoking 'bout to scare me half to death
Open up the window, let me catch-a my brеath
[Chorus]
My mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to comе
She said, "That ain't the way to have fun, hon"
[Verse 3]
The radio is blasting, someone's knocking on the door
Our hostess is not lasting, she's passed out on the floor
I've seen so many things I ain’t never seen before
I don’t know what it is, I don't wanna see no more
[Chorus]
Mama told me not to come
My mama told me not to come
She said, "That ain’t the way to have fun, hon"
[Refrain]
Mama told me not to come, mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come, mama told me—
[Outro]
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
My mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
My mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
My mama told me not to come