Mama Said
My mama said wash behind your ears
Though I never knew anybody to look
She said to eat all my vegetables
But that's all she would ever cook
Make sure you have on clean underwear
In case you're in a wreck
And everytime she'd tell me this
I was thinkin', "What the heck?"
She'd say wash those crusty elbows
And never pick your nose
But whenever she wasn't looking
In my finger goes
Don't forget to brush your teeth
Or you'll look like your grandpa there
I thought she meant I'd be senile
And maybe not have any hair
The things my mama told me
Was confusing as can be
I was way too young to understand
I was only twenty-three
Copyright © Larry Belt | Year Posted 2010
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