mama sang bass

when i was kid in my hometown

people would come from miles around

just to get a job at the pharmaceutical factory

making strong medicines of all descriptions

now every time i get a new prescription

it brings a dose of old memories back to me

now daddy was assigned to birth control pills

breathing that air that was hormone-filled

and mama made bodybuilding steroids all day long

and when sundays came

they sang in the choir

and even the angels had to admire

make the hair stand up on the back of your neck when they sang a song

mama sang bass

daddy sang tenor

you wouldn't think she had it in her

but her voice got deeper and deeper every week

daddy sang tenor

mama sang bass

she had strength and he had grace

it's kind of like they traded places

so to speak

well

the preacher said

folks