Mama Be Back

Poetry

July 10, 2025

By Emmanuel Williams

Mama be back little one

Mama out doin her thang

Mama be the one to trust

You the little one, you growin’ up

Mama be back

She think she know love

But mama don’t care

Long as you growin up

Mama be back

I swear

I swear

She just down the block

She ain’t suckin no – what?

Mama be back

She want money for baby

Mama be gone

Till the sun don’t come up

And you wish she was here

Givin’ yo tiddy

Givin you money

Food fo’ yo’ friendly

Mama be back 

Don’t you cry

Don’t you fret

She be back in a hurry

She give you some money

Mama Mama Mama Mama

Shut up little baby, you hungry, just hungry

But Mama can’t feed you

She knew the whole time

But Mama don’t play

You ain’t got that much time

Tell you’re friends you’ll be back

Cus Mama she need you

Cus Mama was there

When your friends they don’t need you

Mama be good

Baby be bad

Then baby be good

Mama gotta be bad

She feed you

She love you

She hug you

She teach you

She don’t know enough

To protect you from evil

If Mama don’t fuss

Baby won’t fuss, shit, either

It’s Mama and baby

Forever, Foreever…