"Blues Mamas" genre: Blues Vocals
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	Dedicated to Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey. Kicks ass just like they did.
	MP3.com CD: Cookin' With Roots - buy it! CD: Cookin' With Roots   Label: Recall Music Credits: Written by Ellen Griffith. Vocal by Teresa James. Piano, Bob Malone. Produced and engineered by Marty Rifkin.
	Lyrics BLUES MAMAS by Ellen Griffith, Copyright 1997 Verse: They were hard on do-wrong daddies, And aggravatin' papas, Those hard-livin', hard-lovin', straight-talkin' mamas. They were down-and-dirty divas, They shouted, they purred, And the echoes of their voices are still heard. Chorus: Blues mamas. Those uppity, uppity women, They sang, yes they sang about Those mean mistreatin' men. Blues mamas. Those talk-the-talk, walk-the-walk women, They walked, yes they gladly walked Into the lion's den. They were teachers, preachers Sisters with soul, They were tellers, sellers Of sweet jelly roll, They were movers, shakers, Brassy and bold They showed a whole lot of class, And shook a whole lot of ass. Blues mamas. Those uppity, uppity women, Oh, they more than paid their dues, Those ever-lovin' blues mamas. Ending: Those proud-walkin', sweet talkin', Pigfoot-eatin', back-streetin', Truth-tellin', blues-sellin' mamas.

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