From the recording The Snake and the Money Jar
Lyrics
Mama Gone
What you gonna do when your Mama’s gone
Tell me boy what you gonna do
She kept you fed a roof over your head
When Mama gone what you gonna do
What you gonna do when your sisters’s gone
Tell me boy what you gonna do
Took your side while you sulked and lied
When sister gone what you gonna do
Yes that’s right I’m talkin’ too you
When you Mama gone
What you gonna do
What you gonna do when your brother’s gone
Tell me boy what you gonna do
Gave advice and he treated you nice
When brother gone what you gonna do
What you gonna do when your daddy’s gone
Tell me boy what you gonna do
When he leaves you boy you won’t get much joy
When Daddy gone what you gonna do
Chorus
What you gonna do when your family’s gone
Tell me boy what you gonna do
The ones who gave a damn about you man
When family gone what you gonna do
What you gonna do when your Mama’s gone
Tell me boy what you gonna do
She kept you fed a roof over your head
When Mama gone what you gonna do
Chorus x4
© Willi Kerr 2012