Mammy, Mammy

Mammy, Mammy,
The sun shines east,
The sun shines west,
But I know where
The sun shines best,
Mammy, Mammy,
My heart strings are tangled
Around Alabamy,
I'm comin'
Sorry if I made you wait,
I'm comin'
I hope and pray
I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles,
For one of you smiles,
My Mammy.

Ev'rything seems lovely,
When you start to roam,
The birds are singing
The day that you stray,
But wait until
You are further away.
Things won't be so lovely,
When you're all alone,
Here's what you'll keep saying,
When you're far from home.

Mammy, Mammy,
The sun shines east,
The sun shines west,
But I know where
The sun shines best,
Mammy, Mammy,
My heart strings are tangled
Around Alabamy,
I'm comin'
Sorry if I made you wait,
I'm comin'
I hope and pray
I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles,
For one of you smiles,
My Mammy.

We all start our travels,
Looking for a friend.
If you went searching
Down deep in your mind,
You know you just left
The best pal behind,
After all our travels,
Where do we all wend?
Back home to our first love,
At the journey's end.

Mammy, Mammy,
The sun shines east,
The sun shines west,
But I know where
The sun shines best,
Mammy, Mammy,
My heart strings are tangled
Around Alabamy,
I'm comin'
Sorry if I made you wait,
I'm comin'
I hope and pray
I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles,
For one of you smiles,
My Mammy.

Walter Donaldson - Sam Lewis & Joe Young

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