Chorus
consider, how she make it to the end of the day
working so hard just to get paid
as a single parent life aint easy
playing the role of mom and dad
Repeat Chorus
Verse 1
woman I thank you, thank oh mama mama
I never know no father yet you provide my dinner
and I love you oh mama
when you cry I cry too
why do you look so dull and forsaken
I know he is gone and your heart is broken
but we are still together
mama never leave us alone at home no
Verse 2
wont turn my back, and you can count on that
if I should go I shall be coming right back
that motherly love gently tucking me in the sack
bedtime kisses and hugs I feel as if Im taking back
how sweet you are let me number the ways
I asked the father guide you for the rest of your days
Verse 3
anyhowit gone bad already cant stop him now
weve got to survive some way some how
nuh fret and mawga down better must come
from the lord ordain thy will must be done
nuh expose yuh linen dirt ever deh pon di ground
nuh make di world know bout yu
yu character pipe will bung
go on Buju the Banton with words of wisdom
woman hold your head up not down
The lyrics SINGLE PARENT of BUJU BANTON is also present in the album Inna heights (1997)
Buju Banton, pseudonimo di Mark Anthony Myrie, è un cantante giamaicano nato a Kingston nel 1973. Considerato uno dei più importanti artisti della musica dancehall, Banton ha raggiunto fama internazionale negli anni '90 con il suo stile vocale potente e le sue rime incisive. Influenzato politicamente da Marcus Garvey e membro del movimento Rasta, le sue canzoni spesso affrontano temi sociali e politici, promuovendo la consapevolezza e l'unità tra i popoli. Tra i suoi brani più rappresentativi figurano "Murder She Wrote", "Untold Stories" e "Destiny". Banton ha collaborato con artisti di diverse generazioni, come Beenie Man e Bounty Killer, contribuendo a plasmare l'evoluzione del dancehall. Nel 2010 è stato condannato per traffico di droga, ma nel 2018 è stato rilasciato e ha ripreso la sua carriera musicale.
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