"Mama, Who Was That Man?" - Ernest TubbA-Side Of The Single "Mama, Who Was That Man? / I'm Gonna Make Like A Snake" (1968)IntroVerse 1It Was The Fifth Birthday Of My Only SonI Took Him A Present As I've Always DoneI Gave It To His Mother, As I Turned AwayI 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 UnderstandMama, Who Was That Man?"Verse 2"Oh, He's Just A Fellow That I Used To KnowBut Baby, That's Been Such A Long Time AgoSo Let's Just Forget Him, Forget That He Came'Cause It's Been So Long Now, I Don't Know His Name"Instrumental BreakVerse 3The Courts Have Forbidden That I See My SonThey Said I Have Done Things That I Haven't DoneI Have No Way To Tell Him That I Am His DadThat Is The One Thing That Hurts Me So BadVerse 4My Hands Start To Tremble, My Knees Start To ShakeTears Started Falling, Thought My Heart Would BreakI Knew I Must Leave Him, As I Walked AwayOnce 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 UnderstandMama, Who Was That Man?Mama, Who Was That Man?"
