Intro [Drum Roll]
And Now, Ladies And Gentlemen
The Keeper Of The Keys, The Countess Of The Clink
The Mistress Of Murderers Row
Matron Mama Morton
Instruments [Brass]
Verse [Rubato]
Ask Any Of The Chickies In My Pen
They'll Tell You I'm The Biggest Mother Hen
I Love Them All And All Of Them Love Me
Because The System Works, The System Called Reciprocity
Instruments
A1
Got A Little Motto Always Sees Me Through
When You're Good To Mama Mama's Good To You
A2
There's A Lot Of Favors I'm Prepared To Do
You Do One For Mama She'll Do One For You
B
They Say That Life Is Tit For Tat And That's The Way I Live
So, I Deserve A Lot Of Tat For What I've Got To Give
A3
Don't You Know That This Hand Washes That One, Too?
When You're Good To Mama Mama's Good To You
Instruments
A1
If You Want My Gravy Pepper My Ragù
Spice It Up For Mama She'll Get Hot For You
A2
When They Pass That Basket Folks Contribute To
You Put In For Mama She'll Put Out For You
Instruments
B
The Folks Atop The Ladder Are The Ones The World Adores
So Boost Me Up My Ladder, Kid And I'll Boost You Up Yours
A3
Let's All Stroke Together Like The Princeton Crew
When You're Strokin' Mama Mama's Strokin' You
Ending [Rubato]
So What's The One Conclusion I Can Bring This Number To?
When You're Good To Mama
Mama's Good To You
Outro
