Singing In The Kitchen AgainCopyright 2006 Stan Lyness and Chris Gerstnermedium-tempo country or pop, 2 child (girl pref.) voices |
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Mama stopped singing ages ago,
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when Heaven took Papa away;
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she'd manage a smile at my sister's jokes
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and try not to cry while helpin' us play.
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But now somethin' in her walk, a kind of a spring,
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an' somethin' we over - heard,
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an' somethin' in her eyes is makin' us think
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somethin's come over her.
CHORUS:
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Mama's singin' in the kitchen again,
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giddy as I don' know when,
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waltzin' in her apron though she's all alone,
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croonin' to a soupspoon microphone.
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What a wonderful new tune this is:
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tuckin' us in with hugs an' kisses.
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Mama's singin' in the kitchen again.
We're seein' some strange changes in Mama,
just look at everything she bakes!
Cookies for us and brownies for someone,
but we don't mind, 'cause we eat the mistakes.
She'll get us goin' on homework before
loadin' brownies in the car.
Deliverin' a dozen takes an hour or more -
she must be goin' pretty far.
CHORUS
We get babysat lots these days,
an' Grandma spoils us good!
We tell her how goofy Mama behaves,
but Grandma says we know 's much as we should.
Then she says Mama just steps out for
rechargin' her batter - ies,
loadin' up on love, with plenty in store
to share with my sister an' me.
LAST CHORUS:
Mama's singin' in the kitchen again,
soundin' like she found her best friend,
dancin' with us like she hasn't in years,
playin' with us like when Papa was here.
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We don't care if she embarrasses us, with her
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lipstick smeared an' her hair all mussed, 'cause
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Mama's singin' in the kitchen again.
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Ya,Grandma says a fella she's mighty fond of
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is bringin' these melodies out of Mama,
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Mama's singin' in the kitchen again.