Mellow Mamma Blues - Dinah Washington

There’s some things you can’t buy, some things you won’t give away,

Yes, there’s some things you can’t buy, some things you won’t give away,

And if I can’t find what I want, I’m gonna sit on it the rest of my day!

You can offer me your money, your Indian lovin' too,

But if you ain’t got what I want, there’s nothin' you can do!

I swear I’ll never sell out, and I will not give it away,

If I can’t get what I want, I’ll sit on it the rest of my day!

Now I had a young Jodie, he gave his all to me,

But he was lackin' somethin', so I gave him up, you see!

Every man not built for speed;

I’m gonna sit right here on it till I find a man can give me what I need!

Now I may not be a good woman, may not have that long black girly hair,

No, I may not be a good woman, may not have that long black girly hair,

Yes, but my mother gave me somethin' that will take me anywhere!