My Mammy
Yearning for Home: My Mammy's Radiant Love
Lyrics
Everything seems lovely
Expressing a positive view of everything when starting a journey.
When you start to roam
Highlighting the positive feeling of exploration or travel.
But here's what you'll be sayin'
Suggesting anticipation of thoughts or expressions when away from home.
When you are far from home
Anticipating sentiments or statements when one is distant from their home.
Ma-a-ammy, Ma-a-ammy
Addressing the term "Mammy" affectionately, possibly a nickname for a mother figure.
The sun shi-ines east
Describing the sun shining in different directions but asserting knowledge of where it shines the best.
The sun shines west
-I know where the sun shines best
-Oh my Mammy, my Ma-a-ammy
Reiterating affection towards "Mammy" with emotional emphasis.
My heart strings a tangle around
Describing emotional attachment with heartstrings entangled.
Alaba-a-ba-ammy
Expressing feelings with a melodic interjection ("Alaba-a-ba-ammy").
I'm comin'
Apologizing for making someone wait and expressing hope not to be too late.
Sorry that I made you wait
-I-I-I'm-ma-ma-comin'
-I hope and pray I'm not too late
-Oh my Ma-a-mmy
Reaffirming the emotional connection with "Mammy."
My little Ma-a-ammy
Emphasizing the affectionate term "Ma-a-ammy."
I'd walk a million miles
Expressing willingness to make a significant effort for the joy of "Mammy's" smiles.
For one of those smiles
-My Mammy
Concluding with an affectionate reference to "My Mammy."
Ma-a-ammy, yeah-eah-eah, Ma-a-ammy
Repeating the theme of knowing where the sun shines best, reinforcing a special connection.
Woh-woh, the sun shines east
-The sun shines west
-But I know where the sun shines best
-Oh Mammy
Expressing affection towards "Mammy" in a concise manner.
My little Ma-a-ammy
-I'd walk a million miles
Reiterating the willingness to go great distances for the joy of "Mammy's" smiles.
For one of those smiles
-My Ma-Ma-a-a-a...-a-ammy
Concluding the expression of affection with an elongated "My Ma-Ma-a-a-a...-a-ammy."
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