Mama Said   (The Shirelles) - STING 21708   (Michael Braithwaite and Agnes Friedrich)

 

 (Opener & Middle Break): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this Mama said

Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this my Mama said - FOUR LADIES CHAIN
I went walking the other day - CHAIN BACK

Everything was going fine - PROMENADE
Met a girl named Billy Jean - and then I almost lost my mind

 

 

 (Figure):  HEADS SQUARE THRU - go four hands now - ‘round that Corner DO SA DO one time

Make an OCEAN WAVE Girls TRADE - SPIN THE TOP

Everybody HINGE - WALK AND DODGE - FACE RIGHT - TWICE

SWING THRU and then - SWING that Girl and PROMENADE
Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this my Mama said

 

 

 (Closer): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this Mama said

Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this my Mama said

- FOUR LADIES CHAIN over and back - Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this Mama said - PROMENADE

Mama said there'll be days like this

   -   there'll be days like this my Mama said

 

 

 (Tag): SWING your Girl - Mama said, mama said

 

 

ORIGINAL LYRICS:

 

Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days like this Mama said(Mama said, mama said)
Mama said there'll be days like this, there'll be days like this my Mama said(Mama said, mama said)

I went walking the other day,
Everything was going fine,
I met a little boy named Billy Joe
And then I almost lost my mind


My eyes are wide open
But all that I can see is,
Chapel bells are callin for everyone but-a me
But I don't worry cause

And then she said someone will look at me
Like I'm looking at you one day,
Then I might find
I don't want it any old way,
So I don't worry cause

Hey! Don't you worry, Mama said mama said
Hey! Don't you worry now. Mama said mama said, Hey! Hey!