Ma
Jean Plum Lyrics

Little Lilly was oh! So silly and shy
Lilly was a shy girl who lacked confidence.

And all the fellows knew,
All the guys in town knew about Lilly.

She wouldn't bill and coo:
Lilly wouldn't flirt or show affection.

Ev'ry single night some smart fellow would try
Every night some guy would try to seduce Lilly.

o cuddle up to her, but she would cry:
But she would cry on their approach.

"Ma, he's making eyes at me!
Lilly would cry out for her mother.

Ma he's awful nice to me!
She would inform her mother about the guy's good behavior.

Ma he's almost breaking my heart,
She would share how close the guy was to breaking her heart.

I'm beside him, Mercy!
She was scared about what he might do next.

Let his conscience guide him!
She hoped his conscience would kick in to stop him.

Ma, he wants to marry me,
Lilly would tell her mother that the guy wants to marry her.

Be my honey bee.
She implied that the guy was sweet.

Ev'ry minute he gets bolder,
She would tell her mother how increasingly more aggressive the guy was becoming.

Now he's leaning on my shoulder,
He's now getting very close to her.

Ma, he's kissing me!"
Lilly would scream out when the guy would try to kiss her.

Lilly was so good, ev'ry body could tell.
Everybody knew that Lilly was a good girl.

You'd never see her roam,
She was well-behaved and didn't wander.

She'd always stay at home;
She'd always stay at home with her mother.

All the neighbors knew little Lilly too well.
The neighbors knew Lilly very well.

For when the boys would call,
The mother would know when the boys were around.

They'd hear her yell:
She would yell for her mother when the boys were around.

If you peek in, Can't you see I'm goin' to weaken?
She'd imply that seeing the guys would make her weak.

Ma, I'm meeting with resistance,
She'd tell her mother that she was struggling.

I shall holler for assistance,
She'd cry out for help from her mother.

Ma, he's kissing me!"
She would scream if the guy tried to kiss her again.