Mama Don't Want No Peas 'N' Rice 'N' Coconut Oil

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The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984. It continues under the direction of trumpeter Scotty Barnhart. Originally including such musicians as Buck Clayton and Lester Young in the line-up, the band in the 1950s and 1960s made use of the work of the arranger Neal Hefti and featured musicians such as Thad Jones and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Its recordings of this era included collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. more »

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1992

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Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' coconut oil,
Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' coconut oil,
Mama don't want no peas an' rice,
Mama don't want no coconut oil,
Just a bottle of brandy handy all the day!

Mama don't want no gin because it would make her sin,
Mama don't want no gin because it would make her sin,
Mama don't want no glass o'gin,
Because it's bound to make her sin,
Says it keeps her hot and bothered all the day!

Mama complains she's got a pain across her chest,
Mama complains she's got a pain across her chest,
Mama complains she's got a pain,
And the reason is very plain,
And the fruit that papa gave her, it won't digest!

Mama she likes the rum, it fills her so with fun,
Mama she likes the rum, it fills her so with fun,
Mama she likes to have her rum,
She says it fills her so with fun,
It makes her feel like whoopee all the time!

Mama lay down last night to sleep, she says she's feeling cold,
Mama lay down last night to sleep, she says she's feeling cold,
Mama lay down to sleep, we're told,
Mama was feeling very cold,
She says that papa must be getting old!

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