Inspired by the notorious Harlem crime boss, Madame Stephanie St. Clair. Her infamy was the subject of articles published in the Chicago Defender (and throughout the country) through the 1920s and 1930s.

--Lyrics--

Hello mama

How you been?

I hear you in trouble

Once again

All you say

And all you do

No wonder they done left you

Black and blue

I say hey little mama

I think they gettin’

Tired of you

Mama it’s your actions

The venom you speak

You pick on the small

And you prey on the weak

Yeah mama

You lie until you think it’s true

I say hey little mama

I think they gettin’

Tired of you

Well you mean and you nasty

You big and your strong

Know you ain’t right

But you keep on doin’ wrong

Yeah mama

Some day you gonna pay

Well mama you’re so rotten

You must decay

Well mama you lived

A whole life of crime

Now you’re here

And you’re out of time

Oh mama

What you gonna do?

I say hey little mama

I think they gettin’

Tired of you

--Track Credits--

Lyrics and Vocals By: Terry Blade

Instrumental Music By: Jason Shaw, excerpt of "Acoustic Blues," Free Music Archive

Instrumental Music License: CC Attribution.

Produced and Arranged By: Terry Blade and Jason Shaw