Oh! My Mama

Alela Diane

Oh, my mama
She gave me these feathered breaths
Oh, my mama
She told me "use your voice
My little bird"

She said sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing melodies
And she sang, sang, sang, sang, sang, sang melodies

Oh, my mama
She did give me fancy feet, I'll be dancing on
And I'll tap, tap, tap my toes
Into those creaking floorboards

Oh, my mama
She took my little hand and held on tight
Oh, the mamas
Give the waters of their wells
Oh, the mamas
Give the babies this very dirt we're walking on
Oh, my mama
She gave me these feathered breaths
And your mama
She gave you those feathered breaths too

And when the sky drops all those feathers
And when the birds sing in the morning
I'll be a mama
I'll have a daughter
I'll be a mama
I'll have a daughter

And I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies

I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies
I'll give her melodies

And she'll be
My little bird
And then she'll fly
She'll fly
She'll fly
Oh, she'll fly