I didn't know my mother had a son like me

written by:	Buddy Guy
on albums:	Breaking Out	5:01
	Buddy Guy and Friends	5:01
	The complete Chess studio recordings (She suits me to a Tee alternate)	2:24
	The complete JSP recordings 1979-82	5:01

Lyrics

Official version:

I didn't know my mama, that she had a son like me, oh no, he baby
I say I didn't know my mama, no no, I didn't know she had a son like me
Ohh baby, baby, baby,
I want you to come on you gotta see it like him

Let me tell you about it

I can look at the sky
You know I can predict the rain
I say, I can look at the sky
I believe I can predict the rain
Oh I can tell when my lady
I can tell when she got another man

Well, this is what I say

I didn't know my mama, oh she had a son like me
I say I didn't know my mama, no no, I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know she had a son like me
All you gotta do is come around me people
And I'll show you and you can say

Alright

Squeeze water out of rock
And I make water come out of dry sand
I squeeze water out of rock, yeah
I can get water out of dry sand

Oh, when you listen to my story little girl
I'll prove to you I'm a nutcho man

That's why Ididn't know my mother
Had a, had a nice little son like me
I said I didn't know my mother, no no no no Lord
I didn't know, I didn't not know, I didn't know girl she had something like me

All you girls gotta do is look at me
Take your time and come and see, yeah

Alright

Lyrics

"The complete Chess Studio Recordings" version:

This an alternate from "She suits me to a tee"

I did not know my mother, had a son like me
Oh I did not know my mother, had a son like me
Got a hip shakin' mama
Suits me, suits me to a tee

I never wanted for nothing
She bought me everything I needed
I never wanted for nothing
She bought me anything I needed
And what I like about her
She treats me, treats me like I wanna be treated

Oh, she got so many ways
Some I never heard and seen
She got so many sweet ways
Some I never heard and seen
Sometime, sometime I think my baby
looks just ripped as green yeah

Did not know my mother, had a son like
I did not know, she had a son like me no
My baby
My baby, my baby
She suits me
Don't you know she suits me to a tee now

Ohhhhhh
Ohhhhhh
She suits me
Don't you know she suits me to
Didn't know my mamy
Had a son like me