2:22
single, 1955
Written by J.B. Lenoir
The single title was issued spelled as "Mamma," and Lenoir's name was spelled as "Lenore," but I think the spellings here are more standard. I never heard of this Chicago blues musician; his high-pitched voice made me think it was a woman singing, but that's just his style. In this song, the narrator tells the titular mama that he loves her daughter, whether that girl likes it or not: "Mama, mama please talk to your daughter 'bout me / She had made me love her and I ain′t gonna leave her be." Then he gets rough: "Yeah, she don't want me around, she sleep six feet in the ground." Well that's not nice! If that weren't enough to put me off, the title is repeated about 12 times in lieu of lyrics.