C# F# C# A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp G#7 Stand out in this memory I revived C# F# C# Cause my daddy raised a family there with two hard working hands G#7 C# And tried to feed my mamaʼs hungry eyes F# C# He dreamed of something better and my mamaʼs faith was strong G#7 And us kids were just to young to realize C# F# C# That another class of people put us somewhere just below G#7 C# One more reason for my mamaʼs hungry eyes F# C# Mama never had the luxuries she wanted F# C# But it wasnʼt cause my daddy didnʼt try F# C# She only wanted things she really needed G#7 C# One more reason for my mamaʼs hungry eyes F# C# I remember daddy praying for a better way of life G#7 But I donʼt recall a change of any size C# F# C# Just a little loss of courage as their age began to show G#7 C# And more sadness in my mamaʼs hungry eyes
