Harry Belafonte - Mama look-a boo-boo

^F#I wonder why no^Bbody don't like ^C#me..^F#or is it the ^Bfact that I'm ^C#ugly' ^F#I wonder why no^Bbody don't like ^C#me..^F#or is it the ^Bfact that I'm ^C#ugly'

^F#I leave my ^C#whole house and ^F#home..my children ^C#don't want me no ^F#more. Bad talk in^C#side de house dey ^F#bring..and when I ^C#talk they start to ^F#sing..

^F#Mama, look a-boo-boo!! they shout..their mother ^G#mtell them shut up your mouth. That is your ^F#daddy..oh, no..my ^G#mdaddy can't ^C#be ugly, ^F#so!! ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^F#dey.

^F#I couldn't even di^Bgest me ^C#supper..^F#due to the ^Bchildren's be^F#havior. ^F#John..(yes, pa)..^Bcome here a ^C#moment..^F#bring de belt, you're ^Bmuch too im^C#pudent. ^F#John says, it's ^C#James who started ^F#first..James tells the ^C#story in re^F#verse. I drag my ^C#belt from off me ^F#waist..you should hear them ^C#screamin' round de ^F#place.

^F#Mama, look a-boo-boo!! they shout..their mother ^G#mtell them shut up your mouth. That is your ^F#daddy..oh, no..my ^G#mdaddy can't ^C#be ugly, ^F#so!! ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey.

^F#So, I began to ^Bquestion the ^C#mother..^F#these children ain't ^Bgot no be^C#havior. ^F#So, I began to ^Bquestion the ^C#mother..^F#these children ain't ^Bgot no be^C#havior.

^F#They're making fun, my ^C#wife declared..^F#you should be ^C#proud of them, my ^F#dear!! ^F#These children were ^C#taught too bloomin' ^F#slack..that ain't no ^C#kind of joke to ^F#crack!!

^F#Mama, look a-boo-boo!! they shout..their mother ^G#mtell them shut up your mouth. That is your ^F#daddy..oh, no..my ^G#mdaddy can't ^C#be ugly, ^F#so!! ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey.

^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey. ^F#Shut your mouth, go away..Mama, look a-^G#mboo-boo ^C#dey..(Fade.)