Mama Mariama

(My Lovely Mum Mariama)

Listen to the sound, it’s for my mother

Mama Mariama, yeah, you are the one

My beautiful queen, let’s go

Early in the morning, you wake up to care

Always showing love, always being there

You worked so hard to make sure I’m fine

I’m so lucky that your heart is mine

From Freetown streets to the stars above

No one can measure your perfect love

You teach me patience, you teach me grace

I see the kindness all over your face

Oh, Mama Mariama, you are my light

Everything you do just feels so right

My lovely mother, my diamond stone

The greatest woman I have ever known

Oh, Mama Mariama, you shine so bright

Keeping me safe through the darkest night

Yeah, you are my world, yeah, you are my heart

We will never ever be apart

People look at me and they see your pride

With you as my compass, I have nothing to hide

You feed my soul with the stories you tell

Breaking every worry, breaking every spell

My kushe, my queen, my everything

In my life, you’re the song I sing

I celebrate you, today and always

Filling up all of my numbered days

Oh, Mama Mariama, you are my light

Everything you do just feels so right

My lovely mother, my diamond stone

The greatest woman I have ever known

Oh, Mama Mariama, you shine so bright

Keeping me safe through the darkest night

Yeah, you are my world, yeah, you are my heart

We will never ever be apart

No mountain too high, no river too wide

I’m walking with you right by my side

Ayy, ayy, my padi for life

Through all of the struggle, through all of the strife

(E choke!)

Oh, Mama Mariama, you are my light

Everything you do just feels so right

My lovely mother, my diamond stone

The greatest woman I have ever known

Oh, Mama Mariama, you shine so bright

Keeping me safe through the darkest night

Yeah, you are my world, yeah, you are my heart

We will never ever be apart

Mama Mariama, thank you for everything

My hero, my friend, my mother

Yeah, keep on shining, yeah

(Ayy)

We love you, Mama

(Ayy)