Mama, sweet mama, where are you going
With all your babies and that casserole?
I'm going to the jailhouse in Camilla, Georgia
To see a woman and ask for her parole
Mama, sweet mama, why are you beaten
Why are your babies scattered on the ground?
The sheriff slapped me and then he struck me down
He kept on kicking, 'til I blacked out
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
Mama, sweet mama, why did you do it
Why did you not move back into the crowd?
Ella Mae was watching from the jailhouse window
I had to show her I was proud
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
This old Georgia town knocked me from my feet
I see a blue-eyed devil looking down at me
Mama, sweet mama, what's happened to you
Your pregnant body, standing so tough?
My unborn baby is no longer
Now I'm a lawyer, is that enough?
Is that enough?
Is that enough?