Mmmhm hmmm Mmm hmmm hmm Mmhmmm I thank you Lord, mama used to pray for me I thank you Lord, mama was there for me Oh yes I thank you Lord (Oh Lord), oh you made a way for me And yes I thank you Lord, oh you delivered me And many times I'm on the wayside and I feel so low And many times I feel like giving up but I got places to go Hey I thank you Lord, mama used to pray for me Oh I thank you Lord, mama was there for me Thank the Lord (Oh), you made a way for me (yes you did) And then I thank you Lord. Hey! You delivered me I man a say We did have it hard and still it coulda harder Mi coulda still nuh know mi father Like so much youth Mi coulda nuh have no manners, bright and out of order And mi mother coulda say she couldn't bother I thank you Lord, mama used to pray for me I thank you Lord, mama was there for me Oh yes I thank you Lord (Oh Lord), oh you made a way for me And yes I thank you Lord, oh you delivered me You would rock me in your bosom and pray Pray, night and day And all my worries, all my fears would fade away, fade away Hey I thank you Lord, mama used to pray for me Oh I thank you Lord, mama was there for me Thank the Lord, (Oh) you made a way for me (yes you did) And then I thank you Lord. Hey! You delivered me