Hey, Mama What ya gonna do? Your son's become a problem Can't keep holes out his shoes But that's not news — Mama, what ya gonna do? Tell me true — Mama, what ya gonna do? Mama, what ya gonna do? They want to Kick him out of Sunday school And that's the scoop So Mama, what ya gonna do? Daddy's got it out for me and you You can't do nothing Hey, Papa What ya got to say? They call your boy a bastard Basically every day And they take a break only to make way for a great parade They erase the traits of the patient's face when he disobeys So Papa, what ya got to say And what would it matter anyway?