Mama Tried

Merle Haggard

First thing I remember knowin'
Was a lonesome whistle blowin'
And a youngun's dream of growin' up to ride
On a freight train leavin' town,
Not knowin' where I's bound
No one could change my mind but mama tried

One and only rebel child
In a family meek and mild,
Mama seemed to know what lay in store
In spite of all my Sunday learnin',
For the bad I kept on turnin'
Mama couldn't hold me anymore

[Chorus:]
And I turned twenty one in prison
Doin' life without parole
No one could steer me right
But mama tried, mama tried,
Mama tried to raise me better
But her pleadin' I denied,
That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried

Dear old daddy, rest his soul,
Left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest,
Wanted me to have the best,
She tried to raise me right but I refused

[Chorus]

That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried

Curiosidades sobre la música Mama Tried del Grateful Dead

¿En qué álbumes fue lanzada la canción “Mama Tried” por Grateful Dead?
Grateful Dead lanzó la canción en los álbumes “Grateful Dead” en 1971, “Dick's Picks Volume 6: Hartford Civic Center, 10/14/83” en 1996, “Dick's Picks Volume 10: Winterland Arena 12/29/1977” en 1998, “Grateful Dead Download Series Vol. 7: Springfield, Ma & Providence, Ri 9/3/80 & 9/4/80” en 2005, “Dick's Picks Volume 16: Fillmore Auditorium 11/8/69” en 2009, “Dick's Picks Volume 33: 10/9 & 10/76 Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, Ca” en 2009, “Dick's Picks Volume 35: 8/7/71 San Diego, Ca & 8/24/71 Chicago, Il” en 2009 y “Complete Road Trips” en 2014.
¿Quién compuso la canción “Mama Tried” de Grateful Dead?
La canción “Mama Tried” de Grateful Dead fue compuesta por Merle Haggard.

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