Intro:

Ooooooout

Cle-e-e-ear

Fi mi madda yeah

Ooooooout clear

Ah

Verse 1:

She a suffa and mi know dem see

Seh she tired of di cold concrete

Mi waan mine, my money stock a thousand feet

Put a smile pon mi old woman cheek

Chorus:

Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness

All when mi fadda gone leff I

Mamma cry: they're so heartless

She standin by my side

Time hard, but regardless

Mamma love will be the-ee-ere

Wooohh

Verse 1:

When you talk bout dumplin and butta

Well a my madda know di slum

When she send mi go a school

And di hungry come

Time fi di class dont tears around

Cah she waan mi bring di milk and a hope seh mi bring di bone

Jah Jah guide mi coming out mi coming in

And through mi know seh Jah Jah bless mi mi heart so clean

And nuff youths mi know dem sufferin'

Cause as a likkle prince dem diss di quee-e-en

Chorus:

Mamma love will bring us through darkness

All when mi fadda gone leff I

Mamma cry they're so heartless

She standin by my side

Time hard, but regardless

Mamma love will be the-ee-e-e-ere

(Woooh)

Verse 2:

Mi see mi madda work from day till night

Nuh love, nuh food inside

Tell mi: how we a go mek it out tonight

A gone mi a go ?? although mi know it nuh right

But mamma seh 

Be easy, and be hopeful

All of a sudden mi feel di brittleness and mi dont pull it up 

Now mi cupful mi cupfull

And mamma seh just be easy and be thankful

Chorus:

Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness

All when mi fadda gone leff I

Mamma cry they're so heartless

She standin by my side

Time hard, but regardless

Mamma love will be the-ee-e-e-ere

(Woooh)

Verse 1:

Hey

She a suffa and mi know dem see

Seh wi tired of di cold concrete

Mi waan mine, my money stock a thousand feet

Put a smile pon mi old woman cheek

Hook:

Cause I heard the angels

Dem callin her name

Sayin: call on Jah Jah love

And he will prevail

And when they see dem fail now

Know that Jah will be there

I will be the-e-e-e-re

Mamma

Chorus:

Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness

All when mi fadda gone leff I

Mamma cry they're so heartless

She standin by my side

Time hard, but regardless

Mamma love will be the-ee-e-e- re

(Woooh)