more from
Shimmy-Disc
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Mother Mom Said

from Don't Be Scared (1982) by Daniel Johnston

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

lyrics

I had a reason
I had an excuse
My heart was bleeding
My head was in the noose

What did mother mom say?
What did mother mom say?
What did mother mom say?
What did mother mom say?

Mother mom said
Mother mom said
Mother mom said
Mother mom said, don't go
Mother mom said

My arms were shaking
Like a chicken wing coop
I had it all spelled out for me
In my alphabet soup
And those soup cans and pop bottles
Dancing in the nude
And the nervous radio played forgotten songs
That only an orphan could remember
And then everything fell apart
And then everything came together
And there were shoelaces there a million miles long
And I was gone

What did mother mom say?
What did mother mom say?
What did mother mom say?
Well, what did mother mom say?

Mother mom said
Mother mom said
Mother mom said
Mother mom said, don't go
Please don't go

My bank account just fell through
Elma says it happened to her son
And now I'm hitting the road
Elma says it happened to her son

Elma says
Elma says
Elma says
Elma told my mom

Elma told my mom
Elma told my mom
Elma told my mom
Elma told my mom, don't go
Please don't go
Please don't go
Please don't go

credits

from Don't Be Scared (1982), released July 1, 1982

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas

An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.

contact / help

Contact Daniel Johnston

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Daniel Johnston, you may also like: