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My Black Mama (Son House)

from Nature Of The Beast by John Pippus

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Originally recorded by Eddie "Son" House in June 1930.

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My black mama what's the matter with you?
If it ain't satisfactory don't care what I do (2x)

A brown skin woman makes a rabbit run to town
But a jet black woman make a mule kick a stable down (2x)

Ain't no heaven ain't no burning hell
Where I go when I die ain't nobody can tell (2x)

My black mama's face shine like the sun
Lipstick and powder don't help her none (2x)

Going down to the racetrack see my pony run
He ain't the best in the world but he's a running son of a gun (2x)

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from Nature Of The Beast, released January 15, 2014
Arranged by John Pippus

Guitar, vocal, and harmonica: John Pippus

From the video EP "Nature Of The Beast"

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"Reminiscent and harkening in spirit, in some ways, to Neil Young’s classic “Harvest,” Pippus and friends have made something much richer in tone and certainly more fitting for 2022.”

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