I was one of five born to my mother An older sister and three young brothers We seen it hard We seen it kinda rough But always with a smile She was sure to try to hide The fact from us that life was really tough I can hear my mother call I can hear my mother call And at night I hear her call All the night I hear her call She says "Father, Father it's for the kids Any and everything I did Please, please don't judge me too strong Lord knows I meant no wrong... Lord knows I meant no wrong." Then the devil sang: Would you like to dance with me? We're doing the cosmic slop Would you like to dance with me? We're doing the cosmic slop Would you like to dance with me? We're doing the cosmic slop She was well known through the ghettos Tricks would come and then they go The neighbors would talk and call her Jezebel But always with a smile She was sure to try to hide The fact from us that she was catching hell Hear my mother call I can hear my mother call Late at night I hear her call To the lord I hear her call She says "Father, Father it's for the kids Any and everything I did Please please don't judge me too strong Lord knows I meant no wrong..." Lord She said "Father, Father it's for the kids Any and everything I did Please don't judge me too strong" Hear my mother call Hear my mother call Hear my mother call I can hear my mother call I can hear my mother call I can hear my mother call Hey, alright yeah I hear her man Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hear my mother call I can hear my mother Mother, mother, mother Hear my mother call I can hear my mother call I can hear my mother call Late at night, late at night I hear her call on the Lord Mother, I can hear my mother call Hear that brother calling me Mother, mama, mama, mother I hear my mother Hear my mother call Hear my mother call Hear my mother call I can hear my mother call I hear my mother call