Mama Look-a Boo-boo

Harry Belafonte

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Mama Look -Boo-Boo:Harry Belafonte. #11 on Pop charts on RCA Records in 1956. Intro: #1. I wonder why nobody don’t like me..or is it the fact that I’m ugly? I wonder why nobody don’t like me..or is it the fact that I’m ugly? #2. I leave my whole house and home..my children don’t want me no more. Bad talk inside de house dey bring..and when I talk they start to sing.. Chorus: Mama look a-boo-boo!! they shout..their mother tell them shut up your mouth. That is your daddy..oh no..my daddy can’t be ugly so!! Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. #2. I couldn’t even digest me supper..due to the children’s behavior. John..(yes pa)..come here a moment..bring de belt you’re much too impudent. John says it’s James who started first..James tells the story in reverse. I drag my belt from off me waist..you should hear them screamin’ round de place. Chorus: Mama look a-boo-boo!! they shout..their mother tell them shut up your mouth. That is your daddy..oh no..my daddy can’t be ugly so!! Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. #3. So I began to question the mother..these children ain’t got no behavior. So I began to question the mother..these children ain’t got no behavior. #4. They’re making fun my wife declared..you should be proud of them my dear!! These children were taught too bloomin’ slack..that ain’t no kind of joke to crack!! Chorus: Mama look a-boo-boo!! they shout..their mother tell them shut up your mouth. That is your daddy..oh no..my daddy can’t be ugly so!! Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. OUTRO: Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey. Shut your mouth go away..Mama look a-boo-boo dey..(Fade.) A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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La chanson évoque les frustrations d'un père qui se sent mal aimé et moqué par ses enfants. Il se questionne sur la raison pour laquelle ses enfants ne veulent pas de lui, se demandant s'il est perçu comme quelqu'un d'inférieur. Il ressent aussi le poids des moqueries des enfants à son encontre, alors qu’il tente de discipliner leur comportement jugé indécent. Le contexte est celui d’une dynamique familiale compliquée, illustrée par l'ironie des enfants qui se moquent de leur père tout en lui rappelant leur lien de parenté. Cette situation humoristique reflète les déboires parentaux qui peuvent surgir dans la vie quotidienne, où l'amour et les disputes vont souvent de pair.

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