BORN IN A LOG CABIN IN THE BACK WOODS, THE BACK WOODS OF MISSISSIPPI, SHE DRANK MOONSHINE, CHEWED TOBACCO, RAISED 16 CHILDREN ALL BY HERSELF, NEVER LOOKED MUCH LIKE A LADY YOU SEE MAMA RUINED HER BODY RAISIN HER BABIES.SPEND HER EVENINGS SITTING IN A ROCKIN CHAIR NEVER HAD MUCH O NOTHIN BUT WAS ALWAYS WILLIN TO SHARE .TALKING BOUT MA ,TALKIN BOUT MA. YEAH YEAH YEAH, TALKING BOUT MA, TALKIN BOUT MAAAA. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN MA WOULD GET DEPRESSED, SHED GO TO THE CABNIT AND GET PAWS GUITAR ,SIT HERSELF DOWN IN THE ROCKIN CHAIR START STRUMMIN AND HUMMIN HA HA YEAH, THAT WAS MA"S WAY OF LETTIN OFF STEAM IN PLAN OLD ENGLISH YOU COULD SEE THAT MA WAS DOIN HER THING. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE SHE,D SHOUT,"LET IT ALL HANG OUT"! OOOW TALKIN BOUT MA, TALKING BOUT MA YEAH YEAH YEAH TALKING BOUT MA TALKING BOUT MAAAAAAAA
JUST TO SET THINGS STRAIGHT,HERE'S A FEW CORRECTIONS.
(WELL SHE WAS)
BORN IN A LOG CABIN IN THE BACK WOODS, (OF BLACKFOOT MISSISSIPPI), SHE DRANK MOONSHINE, CHEWED TOBACCO, RAISED (13) CHILDREN ALL BY HERSELF, NEVER LOOKED MUCH LIKE A LADY YOU SEE,(SHE WAS TOO BUSY PROVIDIN AND RAISIN HER BABIES).SPEND HER EVENINGS SITTING IN A ROCKIN CHAIR NEVER HAD MUCH O NOTHIN BUT WAS ALWAYS WILLIN TO SHARE .TALKING BOUT MA ,TALKIN BOUT MA. YEAH YEAH YEAH, TALKING BOUT MA, TALKIN BOUT MAAAA. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN MA WOULD GET DEPRESSED, SHED GO TO THE (CLOSET ) AND GET PAWS GUITAR ,SIT HERSELF DOWN IN THE ROCKIN CHAIR START STRUMMIN AND HUMMIN HA HA YEAH, THAT WAS MA"S WAY OF LETTIN OFF STEAM IN PLAN OLD ENGLISH YOU COULD SEE THAT MA WAS DOIN HER THING. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE SHE,D SHOUT,"LET IT ALL HANG OUT"! OOOW TALKIN BOUT MA, TALKING BOUT MA YEAH YEAH YEAH TALKING BOUT MA TALKING BOUT MAAAAAAAA,(TALKIN BOUT THE LADY THAT RAISED ME),TALKIN BOUT MA.
NORMAN WHITFIELD PRODUCED PETER FOR ABOUT 8-10 HOURS ON THAT LEAD VOCAL!
When you read through the lyrics and try and sing them, it feels mighty difficult to get the phrasing right. It just emphasises what a truly great vocalist peter is.
