This is actually an extension of my music career - a secondary career as a music teacher and performer for family audiences, which I began in 1991 in Los Angeles.
So, once again, my band is mainly me - although I've performed with many of my music students and have even created a number of bands with those students over the years.
I would assemble a student band - a rock band, by the way - and under my guidence they would perform at their graduations or December holiday events.
Story behind the song
The melody is based on a traditional American folk song "Mary Wore a Red Dress."
Lyrics
HELP MY MOMMA
words & music by Tom Fair (C) 1990, 2009
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
I'll comb my hair when I get dressed: I won't let her down!
I'll go to school and do my best: I won't let her down!
I'll eat my breakfast right on time: I won't let her down!
'Cause momma is my valentine: I won't let her down!
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
If the garden needs some watering: I won't let her down!
If the laundry needs some laundering: I won't let her down!
If momma needs some help from me: I won't let her down!
I'm gonna make her proud of me: I won't let her down!
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
bridge: Oh, momma, I'm tellin' ya true:
I just don't know where I'd be without you.
Yeah, momma, you been helpin' me grow,
That's why I'm singin' - just to let you know:
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
I'm gonna help my momma, I'm gonna help my momma,
I'm gonna help my momma - all day long!
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