Mama's Secret

Mama’s Secret
(Blair Babcock)

I was born on the River Junction
Some 40 years ago
My mama had a secret
My daddy never knowed

My daddy never knowed
My daddy never knowed
My mama had a secret
My daddy never knowed

He went to pan for gold
On a northern river’s strait
He told her that he loved her
And he’d be back for her some day

She cried when he was leaving
She begged for him to stay
She cried all through the night
And past the break of day

A stranger come knockin’
And he asked her if he might
Take refuge from the storm
On a cold and bitter night

She found joy in breaking solitude
She found laughter in his charm
And before the night was over
She found comfort in his arms

(Chorus)
Oh Mama Jezabelle
I didn’t mean to but I heard
My story is our secret
And on that I give my word

My age was three and one half years
When my daddy come back home
He smiled when he saw me
But I was not my daddy’s son

The man I called my daddy
He’d been gone 5 long years
And therein lies the secret
That hides behind her fears

(Chorus)

Oh Mama Jezabelle
I didn’t mean to but I heard
My story is our secret
And on that I give my word