C A canvas covered cabin in a F crowded labour C camp
C Stand out in this memory I G revived; D G
C Cause my daddy raised a family there, with F two hard working C hands
C And tried to feed my G mama's hungry C eyes.
C He dreamed of something better, and my F mama's faith was C strong
C And us kids were just to young to G realize D G
C That another class of people put us F somewhere just C below;
C One more reason for my G mama's hungry C eyes.
CHORUS:
C Mama never had the F luxuries she C wanted
But it C wasn't cause my F daddy didn't C try. C
She C only wanted F things she really C needed; C
One more C reason for my G mama's hungry C eyes. C
C I remember daddy praying for a F better way of C life
C But I don't recall a change of any G size; D G
C Just a little loss of courage, as their F age began to C show
C And more sadness in my G mama's hungry C eyes.
REPEAT CHORUS
C Oh, I still recall my G mama's hungry C eyes. (stop)
Merle Haggard
