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G
Well first
They talked about me
Then they talked about you
C
And all the things they wish we wouldn't do
G
When mama saw your mother
D
In the checkout line
G
Well they talked about people
That just weren't there
C
They talked about the folks
Who were losing their hair
G D
When mama saw your mother
G
In the checkout line
C
Well Bradlees, Caldor's ???
Jm Fields???
G
I never wanna kiss em
D
But if someday they're all abandoned fields
Our parents are surely gonna miss em
G
Well Bradlees values close at 9
C
But then there's always Star market sign
G
When mama saw your mother
D
In the checkout line
G
They tried to kick em out
You know that didn't phase em
C
They closed up all the doors you know
It didn't daze em
G D
When mama saw your mother
G
In the checkout line
C
Well the man said "ladies ladies
If you please
G
Out little store is closing
D
Poor Mrs Brown wears bbds????
I thought you might like to notice"
G
Well fire on the floor
They had no fear
C
They just got out ???
??? Gossiping gear
G
When mama saw your mother
D
In the checkout line
G
Well water on the floor
They knew they could not fail
C
They'd be first in line
For the fire sale
G D
When mama saw your mother
G
In the checkout line
C
And then the guy said "ladies ladies
If you please
G
Our little store is burning"
D
But quiet young man
Be nice to us
Or we shall not be returning
G#
They made a gospel break through
Round about ten
C#
They became as little girls again
G#
When mama saw your mother
D#
In the checkout line
G#
They went ecstatic
Round about eleven
C#
Frolicing in the myrtles of the gossip heaven
G# D#
When mama saw your mother
G#
In the checkout line
C#
My mother said "daughters daughters
G#
I really can't go home
D#
We're in the fields of gossip
And here is where I want to roam"
A
Yes on this tired Sunday morn
D
They became as little girls once more
A
When mama saw your mother
E
In the checkout line
A
And I know it's still true
I know it's still there
D
And all the old mothers
Everywhere
A
When mama saw your mother
D
In the checkout
A
My mother blabbed to your mother
D
In the checkout
A
My mother gabbed to your mother
D A
In the checkout line
[G] well first
They talked about me
Then they talked about you
And [C] all the things they wish we wouldn't do
When [G] mama saw your mother
In the checkout [D] line
Well they [G] talked about people
That just weren't there
They [C] talked about the folks
Who were losing their hair
When [G] mama saw your mother [D]
In the checkout [G] line
Well [C] Bradlees, Caldor's ???
Jm Fields???
I [G] never wanna kiss em
But if [D] someday they're all abandoned fields
Our parents are surely gonna miss em
Well [G] Bradlees values close at 9
But [C] then there's always Star market sign
When [G] mama saw your mother
In the checkout [D] line
They [G] tried to kick em out
You know that didn't phase em
They [C] closed up all the doors you know
It didn't daze em
When [G] mama saw your mother [D]
In the checkout [G] line
Well the man said [C] "ladies ladies
If you please
Out [G] little store is closin
Poor [D] Mrs Brown wears bbds????
I thought you might like to notice"
Well [G] fire on the floor
They had no fear
They [C] just got out ???
??? Gossiping gear
When [G] mama saw your mother
In the checkout [D] line
Well [G] water on the floor
They knew they could not fail
They'd be [C] first in line
For the fire sale
When [G] mama saw your mother [D]
In the checkout [G] line
And then the guy said [C] "ladies ladies
If you please
Our [G] little store is burning"
But [D] quiet young man
Be nice to us
Or we shall not be returnin
They made a [G#] gospel break through
Round about ten
They [C#] became as little girls again
When [G#] mama saw your mother
In the checkout [D#] line
[G#] they went ecstatic
Round about eleven
[C#] frolicking in the myrtles of the gossip heaven
When [G#] mama saw your mother [D#]
In the checkout [G#] line
My mother said [C#] "daughters daughters
I really can't go [G#] home
We're [D#] in the fields of gossip
And here is where I want to roam"
Yes [A] on this tired Sunday morn
They [D] became as little girls once more
When [A] mama saw your mother
In the checkout [E] line
And I [A] know it's still true
I know it's still there
And [D] all the old mothers
Everywhere
When [A] mama saw your mother
[D] in the checkout
My [A] mother blabbed to your mother
[D] in the checkout
My [A] mother gabbed to your mother
[D] in the checkout [A] line
Well first
They talked about me
Then they talked about you
And all the things they wish we wouldn't do
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well they talked about people
That just weren't there
They talked about the folks
Who were losing their hair
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well Bradlees, Caldor's ???
Jm Fields???
I never wanna kiss em
But if someday they're all abandoned fields
Our parents are surely gonna miss em
Well Bradlees values close at 9
But then there's always Star market sign
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
They tried to kick em out
You know that didn't phase em
They closed up all the doors you know
It didn't daze em
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well the man said "ladies ladies
If you please
Out little store is closing
Poor Mrs Brown wears bbds????
I thought you might like to notice"
Well fire on the floor
They had no fear
They just got out ???
??? Gossiping gear
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well water on the floor
They knew they could not fail
They'd be first in line
For the fire sale
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
And then the guy said "ladies ladies
If you please
Our little store is burning"
But quiet young man
Be nice to us
Or we shall not be returning
They made a gospel break through
Round about ten
They became as little girls again
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
They went ecstatic
Round about eleven
Frolicking in the myrtles of the gossip heaven
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
My mother said "daughters daughters
I really can't go home
We're in the fields of gossip
And here is where I want to roam"
Yes on this tired Sunday morn
They became as little girls once more
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
And I know it's still true
I know it's still there
And all the old mothers
Everywhere
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout
My mother blabbed to your mother
In the checkout
My mother gabbed to your mother
In the checkout line
[This will be a big hit with things like coyotes and jackals
???
Twenty five years from now
They excavate all these jackals came ???
Jonathan Richman records
??? All the time
[[Discussion of coyotes in Central Park]]]
Well now
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
They talked about me
Then they talked about you
And all the things they wish we wouldn't do
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
They talked just a little
Then they talked a lot
All the things that you want to know not
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well Bradlees, Caldor's
Jm Fields
You know I wouldn't hardly miss them
There's some things you don't want to know
When mama's like in the checkout line
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well now
My mother saw your mother in a checkout line
They thought they were doing fine
They started talking
Well mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
And I guess they were doing fine
But my mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well the conversation got bad
From worse
I guess they gave it their own white [[n word]] curse
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well down in the checkout line
That's where it started to happen
Well they talked once
Talked twice
Talked a little too fast
And I caught them napping
Well I saw them a week ago
They were out there and being real slow
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
I saw them, they saw me first
So they started saying terrible things about me together
When my mother saw your
In the checkout line
Let's hear some gospel
Bradlees Caldors JM Fields
I never want to kiss them
But if they tear down those important things
Our mothers will surely miss them
Up a half
I saw them
Bad to worse
They were talking about who was getting divorced
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
They couldn't stand the things they said
It must have driven them out of their head
When mama saw your mother
In the checkout line
Bridge
Well ladies ladies if you please
Our little store is closing
And Mrs. Brown has no disease
I couldn't help but nosing
Well I saw her
They saw me first
They gave me their home [[n word]] curse
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
They had news about everything
They had music, just can't sing
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well down in the checkout line
I saw my mother
She saw your mother
And they started talking up
They said terrible, terrible things
Things that you just don't want to know
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Whose contracting who's disease
Whose not wearing their bbd's
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well they made a gossip breakthrough
Around about ten maybe
They became as little girls again
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well got to get ecstatic round about eleven
And they ended in the middle sort of gossip heaven
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Yeah
Well Doris Doris I really can't go home
We're in the fields of gossip now
Here's where I want to roam
I saw it
It then became
They became as little girls again
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
It's never happened before
And I know that it's there
In every mother
Every time and everywhere
You can't fool me
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Bridge
Doris Doris
I really can't go home
We're in the fields of gossip
And here's where I want to roam
Keep it right there
They did some thing never happened before
They became like they were little girls once more
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
I know when it's hellish there
I get every mother everywhere
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout
Mother saw your mother
In the breakout
Mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
[Nicely done]
[[Recording starts after the song]]
Who's a fool and who'd never make it
In medical school
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well who's in practice
And who's a jerk
And who's husband's out of work
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well ???
Ladies if you please
Our little store is closing
But Mrs Brown, she doesn't have bad knees
I couldn't help but nosing
Well they were driving
Round about ten
And they became as little girls again
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well they went ecstatic
Around about eleven
And they entered into the fields of the gossip heaven
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well Bradley's Values close at nine
But then they spied the old Star Market sign
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
So they just switched stores
Never missed a beat
They talked about things that weren't so neat
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Ladies ladies if you please
Our little store is closing
But Mrs Brown does not have fleas
I couldn't help but nosing
They talked about me and then they talked about you
And all the things they wished we would not do
When my mother saw your mother
Where?
Right
They talked all night
They talked and they were happy as light
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
They made a gossip breakthrough
Around about ten
They became just as little girls again
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well they went ecstatic
Round about eleven
And they're frolicking in the meadows of the gossip heaven
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
Well now Doris Doris
You know I can't go home
We're in the fields of gossip
And here's where I want to roam
Well something happened there
??? Been before
They became as little girls once more
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
???
They can't fool me
I know that it's every mother everywhere
When my mother saw your mother
In the checkout line
My mother talked to your mother
In the checkout
My mother talked to your mother
In the checkout line
[[Andy Paley thanking people over and over]]
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