Gmi          Cmi          D          Cmi        D7
R: Mama when my dollies have babies and I am a big lady
   Gmi         Eb              Cmi     D7
   Mama will a prince come and take me away
   
               Gmi                     Cmi
1. When I said these things I believed in kings
          D                      Gmi
   Then I didn't know love could hurt me so
              Cmi                Gmi
   Slowly she replied, tears had filled her eyes
         D7                          Gmi
   "Baby not so fast, let your young life last"
   
R: Mama when my dollies...
   
2. I sang to her in fun, my teens had just began
   My age was not the same, still we played this game
   Her eyes were filled with pride, slowly she replied
   "Soon enough you'll be a very pretty bride"
   
R: Mama when my dollies...

3. When I sang this song my whole world had gone wrong
   All my careful dreams had turned to crystal streams
   My love didn't last and now more years have past
   And left me just one thing: a tender voice that sings
   
R: Mama when my dollies...
   Mama...