Mama Tried

Merle Haggard

First thing I remember knowin'
Was  a lonesome whistle blowin'
And  a young man's dream
Of growin' up to ride
On a freight train leavin' town
Never knowin' where I'm bound
No  one could change my mind but Mama tried

One  and only rebel child
From a family, meek and mild
My  Mama seemed to know what lay in store
'Spite of all my Sunday learnin'
To the bad, I kept a turnin'
'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore
I  turned twenty-one in prison
Doing life without parole
No one could steer me right
But Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better
But her pleadings I denied
That leaves only me to
Blame 'cause Mama tried

Dear old Daddy, rest his soul
Left my Mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest
Wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused

I turned twenty-one in prison
Doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right
But Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better
But her pleadings I denied
That leaves only me to
Blame 'cause Mama tried

Wissenswertes über das Lied Mama Tried von Joan Baez

Auf welchen Alben wurde das Lied “Mama Tried” von Joan Baez veröffentlicht?
Joan Baez hat das Lied auf den Alben “One Day At A Time” im Jahr 1970 und “Rare, Live And Classic” im Jahr 1993 veröffentlicht.
Wer hat das Lied “Mama Tried” von Joan Baez komponiert?
Das Lied “Mama Tried” von Joan Baez wurde von Merle Haggard komponiert.

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