Everything seems lovely when you start to roam The birds are singin', the day that you stray But wait until you are further away Things won't be so lovely when you're all alone Here's what you'll keep saying when you're far from home Mammy, Mammy The sun shines east, the sun shines west I know where the sun shines best Mammy, my little Mammy My heartstrings are tangled around Alabammy I'm comin', sorry that I made you wait I'm comin', hope and trust that I'm not late, oh oh Mammy, my little Mammy I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles My Mammy, oh oh Mammy, my little Mammy The sun shines east, the sun shines west I know where, I know where the sun shines best It's on my Mammy I'm talkin' about, nobody else's My little Mammy My heartstrings are tangled around Alabammy Mammy, Mammy, I'm comin' I, I hope I didn't make you wait Mammy, Mammy, I'm comin' Oh God I, I hope I'm not late Mammy look at me Don't you know me? I'm your little baby I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles My Mammy