Oh, Mama

When I was a barmaid, you were my mead When I was a brave knight, you were my steed When I was so lonesome I wanted to cry You came to me in the night You cried, 'oh Mama, sing me a love song' Pour me some bourbon and lay me down low And ooh baby, my poor heart is breaking I feel the ground shaking right under my feet Just put me to sleep When I was a sailor, you were my land Always receding nowhere to stand And when I fell over, you were the whale You picked me up on your tail You cried, 'oh Mama, sing me a love song' Pour me some bourbon and lay me down low And ooh baby, my poor heart is breaking I feel the ground shaking right under my feet Just put me to sleep When I was a farmer, you were my rain When I was your lover, you were my pain When all the fireflies that We trapped in jars Escaped last night under the stars You cried, 'oh Mama, sing me a love song' Pour me some bourbon and lay me down low And ooh baby, my poor heart is breaking I feel the ground shaking right under my feet Just put me to sleep