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Whiskey’n Mama

This version of Whiskey’N Mama was released by Zz Top in 1972.

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I’m so tired, you on my head.
Whiskey’n mama, you shouldn’t have said
you wanted me to be your lover true,
then turn around and treats me just likes you do.
I should have known better than to fool with a whiskey’n mama.

Now I could be right and could be wrong,
you been layin’ out all night long.
You telephoned this mornin’, said you’d be home soon.
The doorman said he seen you at the Club Blue Lagoon.
I should have known better than to fool with a whiskey’n mama.

Whiskey’n mama, you standin’ there
with your curly hair
just to have you do me good.
I know you could if you only would.

Whiskey’n mama, you standin’ there
with your curly hair
just to have you do me good.
I know you could if you only would.

Well, the sun come shinin’ on the rain soaked street.
Whiskey’n mama, where can she be?
I guess I’ll have to put you down on my list,
I didn’t wanna do it but you insist.
I should have known better than to fool with a whiskey’n mama.

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You can understand the lyrics to Whiskey’N Mama if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Whiskey’N Mama" means the words set to the music of Whiskey’N Mama, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Zz Top. 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 Whiskey’N Mama and the lyrics to Whiskey’N Mama are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Zz Top who came here looking just for the lyrics to Whiskey’N Mama, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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