Lyrics to
Big Fat Mama

This version of Big Fat Mama was released by Status Quo in 1972.

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Say you need me, say you need me
Tell me that you want my love
Say you will be mine and I am yours
You think that you’re way above me
I’m telling you that I can see
All those things that you might wanna be
I am yours tonight
You be mine tonight

You keep telling me you’re not having me
I’m telling you that I can see
All the things that you might wanna be
Say you need me, say you need me
Tell me that you want my love
Say will be mine and I am yours
I am yours tonight
You be mine tonight

I got a big fat Mama
With a big fat boy
Really thinks she’s something else
But I love that woman
Like fish loves the water
And there is nobody else
I’m gonna tell you woman better do as you’re told
If you don’t, I’m gonna bringing you down
I’ve got a big fat Mama
And there’s no one else around

I said say you need me
Come on and say you need me
I said say you need me

Say you need me
Come on and say you need me
I said say you need me

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About Lyrics and Big Fat Mama by Status Quo

The lyrics for Big Fat Mama are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Status Quo. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Big Fat Mama have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Big Fat Mama - Status Quo and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Big Fat Mama by Status Quo in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Big Fat Mama" means the words set to the music of Big Fat Mama, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Big Fat Mama and the lyrics to Big Fat Mama are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to Big Fat Mama, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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