Am C
Mama who bore me
G D
Mama who gave me
Am C
No way to handle things
G D
Who made me so sad
Am C
Mama the weeping
G D
Mama the angels
Am C
No sleep in heaven
G Am
Or Bethlehem
C G
Some pray that one day
D
Christ will come a-calling
C G
They light a candle
A
And hope that it glows
C G
And some just lie there crying
D
For him to come and find them
C G A
But when he comes they don't know how to go
Am C
Mama who bore me
G D
Mama who gave me
Am C
No way to handle things
G D
Who made me so bad
Am C
Mama the weeping
G D
Mama the angels
Am C G
No sleep in heaven
Am
Or Bethlehem