Mama Said

#Mama Said

When I was little, mama said
Clean up your room and make your bed,
Turn off the lights and close the door,
Don't drag your backpack on the floor.
 
Stand up straight with poise and charm!
(We didn't raise you in a barn!)
Never beg, and never steal,
And have some veg with every meal,
 
Say please and thank you, don't be rude,
And close your mouth when chewing food.
Eat everything that's on your plate,
Arrive on time and don't be late,
 
Enjoy the things with which you're blessed
For many get by with much less.
And to thine heart be always true,
Don't follow blindly – just be you.
 
And now that I've grown up a bit
I've come to more and more admit
The woman that I am today
Owes quite a lot to “mama say”.
 
But mama also told me once
You're not my daughter, and no son
Of mine will dress up like a whore
And prance around in frilly drawers
 
Then somehow think he's worthy of
A mother's sure and certain love.
So listen to your momma, girls–
But toss the shells... and keep the pearls.

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