She says that ann The hardest times bring the sweetest times eerrm She says that amm Nobody knows tomorrow She also says they can't get you down if u don't let them (Mama mo mama mo mo mo aauuu ooouu) Mama tell me, mama did ah tell me Well mama said don't let them trick you don't let them fool you now Because the smile in their face is actually filled with frown Them say them wish you well but them no wish you go further than them Even the food and the plate you fi beg it from them Them full up ah hate and I cyan relate So dem ah try impress me no take it from them Mama tell me, mama did ah tell me I sit back and remember when nothing did ah Gwan fi me Nobody to call another family Them no wan me not even inna them company Now demma beg and send fi me Table turning Fire burning More money ghetto youth I am earning Keep on hustling, that gets you going Mama tell me ah long time Mama tell me, mama did ah tell me One thing me cyan forget me mother said The tougher ah the struggle and the sweeter ah the blessings flow Ah that you fi know Ah that my mama tell me None ah this things them no new to me Them no new to you Life is Mystery But we keep on going through Mama tell me, mama did ah tell me