Harry Belafonte - Mama Look At Bubu
Mama Look At BubuArtist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position # 11 in 1957)Words and Music by Lord Melodyabove title as appeared on the 45—a/k/a "Mama, Look-A Boo Boo"I wonder why nobody don't like meOr is it the fact that I'm ugly?I wonder why nobody don't like meOr is it the fact that I'm ugly?I leave my whole house and homeMy children don't want me no moreBad talk inside de house dey bringAnd when I talk they start to sing"Mama, look at bubu" they shoutTheir mother tell them "shut up your mout' ""That is your daddy", "oh, no""My daddy can't be ugly so""Shut your mout' " "Go away""Mama, look at bubu" dey (ooh)"Shut your mout' " "Go away""Mama, look at bubu" dey <instrumental interlude>I couldn't even digest me supperDue to thee children's behaviorJohn ("Yes, pa")-"come here a moment""Bring de belt, you're much too impudent"John says it's James who started firstJames tells thee story in reverseI drag my belt from off me waistYou should hear dem screamin' round de place"Mama, look at bubu" they shoutTheir mother tell them "shut up your mout' ""That is your daddy", "oh, no""My daddy can't be ugly so""Shut your mout' " "Go away""Mama, look at bubu" dey (ooh)"Shut your mout' " "Go away""Mama, look at bubu" dey (oh)<instrumental interlude>So I began to question de muddaThese children ain't got no behaviorSo I began to question de muddaThese children ain't got no behavior"They're playing with you" my wife declared"You should be proud of them, my dear""These children were taught too bloomin' slack"That ain't no kind of joke to crack"Mama, look at bubu" they shoutTheir mother tell them "shut up your mout' ""That is your daddy", "oh, no""My daddy can't be ugly so""Shut your mout' " "Go away""Mama, look at bubu&quo
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| Artist: Harry Belafonte
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| Title:Mama Look At Bubu
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