Your mama said, "clean out your head boy, don't lay

nothing on my child"

Your friends they said, "Your heads in a noose boy lay

some boogie on our minds"

And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born

child.



Your father said, "clean out your head boy, go and kick

cans along the street"

Your father said "clean out your toes rose and go and

lick some uncooked meat'

And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born

child.



Your mama said, "my babe is not free son, but I'm loose

about midnight'

Your father said, "Your sisters a groove boy, what I said

it just ain't right"

But then I stood like the rapids and I was like a new

born child.



Won't you tell me why?