Rickie Lee Jones was born in Chicago on 8 November, 1954. She settled in LA at the age of nineteen, doing the classic waiting tables stuff until she landed a recording contract with Warners. Her first album in 1979 was a big success, as was the single "Chuck E's in Love" about her musician friend Chuck E. Weiss. She won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
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Rickie Lee Jones
Hey mama, whats that there?
And whats that doing there?
Hey mama, up here! mama, hey look at that over there!
And whats that doing there?
And wherere they going there?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?
Whos that in my chair?
And whats he doing there?
Mummy, up here!
Mummy, can I go over there?
Hey mummy, what is square?
And where do we get air?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?
Quit talking!
Theres no more anything here!
Forever to manage to know who and why and where!
Quit that, child!
Sometimes the questions get filed!
And mummy can I have that big elehpant over there?
Dont wanna comb my hair
And wheres my teddy bear?
Mummy, up here!
Look at the cowboy coming there!
And can I have a pair
Of boots like that to wear?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?
Time will march
Days will go
And little babys going to grow
I gotta tell her what she needs to know
Ill help her along
And shell be strong
And shell know right from wrong
As lifes parade goes marching by
Shes gonna need to know some reasons why
I dont have all the answers
But Ill try the best as I can
Ill make him a man, thats right
cause you give the kid your best
And hope she passes the test
And I find it so hard I taught him well ***
Somewhere though shes going I betting I never will forget ***
Mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?
Hey why they do that there?
And how you put that there?
Hey mummy, up here! hey mummy, what that say up there?
Hey mummy, what is fair?
How come I have to share?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there? (3x)