TAKE ONE AWAY 

WRITERS BURTON CUMMINGS, BILL IVENIUK



One cloudless morning 

was it day or night

The sun and the moon were bright

Take one away 



Two holy sisters lost in the desert dry

From the weight the old mule will die

Take one away



Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you, I was dead on arrival

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

And I've been passing out bibles

Take one away



Three babies conceived

She couldn't afford them all

The curtain begins to fall

Take one away



Five o'clock in the morning

aw just an hour ago

She might have been alive you know

They took one away



Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you, I was dead on arrival

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

And I've been passing out bibles

Take one away



Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew

The day I first came to you I was dead on arrival

And now I can hear you pleading on the radio

Mama I've joined the church you know

And I've been passing out bibles

Take one away