Yes mama! Give thanks for all the things you had done for me 
never let I go astray and end up ina tragedy 
mama no cry no more 
jah love is for sure 
glenn washington, mek dem know seh we ina secure 

a one thing I desire 
only on that will I seek 
to see the children prosper 
there is so many mouth to feed 
Jah Jah bless all dem babymothers 
give them children food to eat 
with no help from their fathers 
man it wicked deh out on the street 

REFRAIN: 
give her what she deserve long time 
mama earth is here to love and preserve mankind 
I do my very best and reserve what's mine 
keep the woman and the children dem fine-one more time 

mama no worry everything it will be better now 
you will get everything that you prefer now 
you see your son a grow up to be a stepper now 
dem never know me woulda be a goalgetter now 
and I can buy you bedslippers and sweater now 
to keep you warm through all those cold wheather now 
and make your burden get light like a fedder now 
keepin' it real and forever now 

much respect is due to you mama 
who raised me without a father 
who teached me how to see myself 
without any outside help 
I will pray the blessings of the father 
who's uplifting to all babymothers 
teach the children how to show respect 
let their actions be circumspect 

REFRAIN 
give her what she deserve long time 
mama earth is here to love and preserve mankind 
I do my very best and reserve what's mine 
keep the woman and the children dem fine-one more time 

one thing I desire 
only on that will I seek 
to see the children prosper 
there's so many mouth to feed 

monday to monday 
sunday to sunday 
you catch me working you'll find me down there 
hafi be there fi me daughter and me son deh 
I am not the daddy [bad word] weh 
you talk bout poverty well we have been deh 
you set a race and still we win deh 
me know me family dem hafi in deh 
a strictly culture we bring deh 

REFRAIN
give her what she deserve long time 
mama earth is here to love and preserve mankind 
I do my very best and reserve what's mine 
keep the woman and the children dem fine-one more time