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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rickie Lee Jones
Performer
David Was
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Lyrics
Bobby Timmons
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rickie Lee Jones
Producer
David Was
Producer
Joel Moss
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Mama, what's that there?
And what's that over there?
Mama, up here
Mama, hey, look at that over there
Hey, what that doing there?
And where they going there?
Mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
Hey, who's that in my chair?
And what's he doing there?
Mummy, up here
Mummy, can I go over there?
Hey mama, what is square?
And where do we get air?
And mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
Quit talking
There's no more anything here
Forever to manage to know who and why and where
Quit that, child
Sometimes the questions get filed
Like mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
Don't want to comb my hair
And where's my teddy bear?
Mummy, up here
Look at the cowboy coming down
Can I have a pair of boots like that to wear?
And mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
The time will march, days will go
The little baby going to grow
And, I gotta tell her what she needs to know
And help her along
And she'll be strong
And she'll know right from wrong
As life's parade goes treading by
She's gonna wanna know some reasons why
But, I don't have all the answers
But, I'll try the best as I can and we'll make a plan
Because you give the kid your best
And she will do the rest
And you'll finally sink your head into the well somewhere
But though she'll growing, I'm betting I never will forget
Mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
Hey, how you put that there?
And why they do that there?
Hey mummy, up here
Hey mummy, what that say up there?
Hey mummy, what is fair?
How come I have to share?
And mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
And mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
And momma, can I have that big elephant over there?
Thank you very much
So, I have a three and a half year old girl
She said to me, "Mom, are those your earrings?"
And I said, "Yeah," and she said, "Why?"
Writer(s): Oscar Brown Jr., Bobby Timmons
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