Mama's City 

©1982 Andrew Calhoun, unrecorded 

Army stormed the city gates 
Fifty thousand strong 
"We're gonna change your city round, 
We're gonna change your city round, 
We're gonna knock your city walls down" 
But they cried from the walls, 
"You can't change our city round, 
You can't change our city round 
The only one can change our city round is Mama, 
And Mama said, 'No', 'No', Mama said 'no.'" 

Army said, "We're gonna change your way of life, 
Change your way of thinking, offer up a new god, 
Every man another wife 
We're gonna change your city round, 
We're gonna change your city round 
We're gonna knock your city walls down" 
But they cried from the walls, 
"You can't change our city round, 
You can't change our city round 
The only one can change our city round is Mama, 
And Mama said, 'No', 'No', Mama said 'no.'" 

Army stormed the city gates 
Knocked the city walls down 
Dragged Mama out through the streets 
And slaughtered her in the middle of the town 
Army took the City Hall,
Army changed the name of the town 
Army built the walls again 
Thought they'd change that city round 
But the stars shine glory from above 
Sunset's lovely in the West 
Boys and girls still fall in love 
Babe still nurses at the breast 
"You can't change our city round 
You can't change our city round 
The only one can change our city round is Mama, 
And Mama said, 'No', 'No', Mama said 'no.' 

Army stormed the city gates 
A hundred thousand strong 
"We're gonna change your city round, 
We're gonna change your city round, 
We're gonna knock your city walls down" 
But they cried from the walls, 
"You can't change our city round, 
You can't change our city round 
The only one can change our city round was Mama, 
And Mama said, 'No', 'No', Mama said 'no.'