Ask ^Fmany of the chickies ^F7in my ^A#mpen They'll ^D#7tell you I'm the biggest mother ^G#hen C# A#m/G I love them all and all of them love me Fm Fdim C7 Fdim/C C7 Fm Because the system works the system called reciprocity

^FGot a little motto ^FmAlways sees me through ^C7When you're good to Mama Mama's good to you ^Fm

^FThere's a lot of favors ^FmI'm prepared to do ^C7You do one for Mama She'll do one for you^Fm

^FThey ^A#say that life is ^A#m6tit for tat And ^Fthat's the way I live Dm F+ So I deserve a lotta tat G7(sus4) C7 For what I've got to give

^FDon't you know that this hand ^FmWashes that one too ^C7When you're good to Mama C#7 C7+5 Fm C7(sus4) Mama's good to you

^FIf you want my gravy ^FmPepper my ragout ^C7Spice it up for Mama She'll get hot for you^Fm

^FWhen the pass that basket ^FmFolks contribute to ^C7You put in for Mama She'll put out for you^Fm

^FThe ^A#folks atop the ^A#m6ladder Are the ^Fones the world adores Dm F+ So boost me up my ladder kid G7(sus4) C7 And I'll boost you up yours

^FLet's all stroke together ^FmLike the Princeton Crew ^C7When you're strokin' Mama ^C#9Mama's ^C9strokin' yo^F7u

So ^A#what's the one con^G7/Bclusion I can ^F/Cbring this number ^D7to? ^Gm7When you're good to ^G7Mama C#7 C7+5 Fm Gm7 C7(+9) Mama's good to you