Don't look back to the days of yesteryear, You cannot live on in the past, Don't look back. And I've known so many people That still try to live on in the past, Don't look back, oh no. And if I could call back all those days of yesteryear, I would never

Mama don't cry no more Wipe those tears from your eyes Mama, theres so many nights we sleep in a bundle like a flock of sheep Ooh..better days are there for sure Oh I will bear the hunger, we poor Mama, theres so many times we go through days without