Mama He's Crazy

Album: Wynonna & Naomi (1984)
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  • Mama, I found someone
    Like you said would come along
    He's a sight and so unlike
    Any man I've known

    I was afraid to let him in
    'Cause I'm not the trustin' kind
    But now I'm convinced that he's heaven sent
    And must be out of his mind

    Mama, he's crazy, crazy over me
    And in my life is where he says
    He always wants to be

    I've never been so in love
    He beats all I've ever seen
    And mama, he's crazy, he's crazy over me

    And mama, you've always said
    You better look before you leap
    But maybe so, but here I go
    Lettin' my heart lead me

    He thinks I hung the moon and stars
    I think he's a livin' dream
    Well, there are men, but ones like him
    Are few and far between

    Mama, he's crazy, crazy over me
    And in my life is where he says
    He always wants to be

    I've never been so in love
    He beats all I've ever seen
    Mama, he's crazy, he's crazy over me
    Oh mama, he's crazy, he's crazy over me Writer/s: Kenny O'dell
    Publisher: KENNETH GIST PKA KENNY O'DELL D/B/A KENNY O'DELL MUSIC
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Comments: 2

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyAs noted above, "Mama He's Crazy" was composed by Kenny O'Dell; he also wrote two other songs that peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, "Behind Closed Doors", which Charlie Rich took to #1 for two weeks in 1973, and Loretta Lynn's "Trouble In Paradise", it reached the top spot for one week in 1974...
    In 1967 the Rose Garden took his penned "Next Plane To London" to #17 on the Top 100 chart...
  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaUnderstand the title came from a line in a soap opera. One of my fav tunes of the Judds.
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