"Mama, Who Was That Man?" - Ernest Tubb
A-Side Of The Single "Mama, Who Was That Man? / I'm Gonna Make Like A Snake" (1968)
Intro
Verse 1
It Was The Fifth Birthday Of My Only Son
I Took Him A Present As I've Always Done
I Gave It To His Mother, As I Turned Away
I paused for a moment and heard my boy say :
Chorus
"Mama, Who Was That Man?
Who Gave You That Box In Your Hand?
You Say It's For Me, But I Don't Understand
Mama, Who Was That Man?"
Verse 2
"Oh, He's Just A Fellow That I Used To Know
But Baby, That's Been Such A Long Time Ago
So Let's Just Forget Him, Forget That He Came
'Cause It's Been So Long Now, I Don't Know His Name"
Instrumental Break
Verse 3
The Courts Have Forbidden That I See My Son
They Said I Have Done Things That I Haven't Done
I Have No Way To Tell Him That I Am His Dad
That Is The One Thing That Hurts Me So Bad
Verse 4
My Hands Start To Tremble, My Knees Start To Shake
Tears Started Falling, Thought My Heart Would Break
I Knew I Must Leave Him, As I Walked Away
Once More, From Inside, I Heard My Boy Say:
Chorus
"Mama, Who Was That Man?
Who Gave You That Box In Your Hand?
You Say It's For Me, But I Don't Understand
Mama, Who Was That Man?
Mama, Who Was That Man?"
