ONLY MAMA THAT'LL WALK THE LINE
(Ivy J. Bryant)

Connie Smith - 1968
Wendy Dawn - 1968
Wilma Burgess - 1968
Jean Shepard - 1969
Linda Ronstadt - 1969



Won't you tell me if you can what's the matter with a man
When he starts a-stayin' out all night
He's been a-steppin' outta line and a-messin' up my mind
And don'tcha know that that ain't right
'Cause ever since I was a little bitty teeny girl
He thought he was the only man in this whole world
But now he bettter do some thinkin', then he'll find
He's got the only mama that'll walk the line

While I'm workin' every day, all he wants do is play
I'm gettin' tired of bein' here alone
And I'm a-comin' unglued from his funny little moods
When he finally comes a-draggin' home
'Cause ever since I was a little bitty teeny girl
He thought he was the only man in this whole world
But now he bettter do some thinkin', then he'll find
He's got the only mama that'll walk the line

(Instrumental Break)

I keep a-packin' up my clothes, but ev'rybody knows
That I'm really just a-puttin' him on
Now when I start a-walkin', that's a when you'll hear him squawkin'
And a-beggin' me to come back home
'Cause ever since I was a little bitty teeny girl
He thought he was the only man in this whole world
But now he bettter do some thinkin', then he'll find
He's got the only mama that'll walk the line
He's got the only mama that'll walk the line


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2012)