[Intro]:

Yes mama! Give thanks for all the things you had done for me

Gentleman never let I go astray and end up ina tragedy

mama no cry no more

What jah love is for sure

glenn washington, mek dem know seh we ina secure



[Verse1]:

a one thing I desire

only on that will I seek

Deserves to see the children prosper

there is so many mouth to feed

Songtexte Jah Jah bless all dem babymothers

give them children food to eat

Songtext with no help from their fathers

man it wicked deh out on the street 



[Chorus]:

give her what she deserve long time

mama earth is here to love and preserve mankind

Lyric I do my very best and reserve what's mine

keep the woman and the children dem fine-one more time



[Verse2]:

mama no worry everything it will be better now

you will get everything that you prefer now

Liedertext you see your son a grow up to be a stepper now

Alle dem never know me woulda be a goalgetter now

and I can buy you bedslippers and sweater now

Gentleman to keep you warm through all those cold wheather now

and make your burden get light like a fedder now

What keepin' it real and forever now



[Verse2]

much respect is due to you mama

She who raised me without a father

who teached me how to see myself

Deserves without any outside help

I will pray the blessings of the father

Songtexte who's uplifting to all babymothers

teach the children how to show respect

Songtext let their actions be circumspect 



[Chorus]:

give her what she deserve long time

Deserves mama earth is here to love and preserve mankind

I do my very best and reserve what's mine

Songtexte keep the woman and the children dem fine-one more time 



[Verse3]

monday to monday

sunday to sunday

Alle you catch me working you'll find me down there

hafi be there fi me daughter and me son deh

Gentleman I am not the daddy who run weh

you talk bout poverty well we have been deh

What you set a race and still we win deh

me know me family dem hafi in deh

She a strictly culture we bring deh



[Chorus]:

give her what she deserve long time

Deserves mama earth is here to love and preserve mankind

I do my very best and reserve what's mine

Songtexte keep the woman and the children dem fine-one more time