Rag Mama Rag lyrics
by The Band



Rag, mama, rag, I can't believe it's true.

Rag, mama, rag, what did you do?

I crawled up to the railroad track

Let the 4:19 scratch my back.



Shag, mama, shag, now what's come over you?

Rag, mama, rag, I'm pulling out your gag.

Gonna turn you loose like an old caboose,

Got a tail I need to drag.



I ask about your turn-on,

You ask about the weather.

Now I can't jump the hurdle and

We can't get together.

We could be relaxing in my sleeping bag

But all you wanna do for me mama is

Rag, mama, rag, there's nowhere to go.

Rag, mama, rag, come on, rosin up the bow.



Rag, mama, rag, where do you roam?

Rag, mama, rag, get your skinny little body back home.

Well it's dog-eat-dog, and cat-eat-mouse;

You can rag-mama-rag all over my house.



Hail stones beating on the roof,

The bourbon is a hundred proof.

It's you and me and the telephone,

Our destiny is quite well-known.

We don't have to celebrate,

All we gotta do is rag, mama, rag, mama, rag,

Rag, mama, rag, where do you roam?

Rag, mama, rag, get your skinny little body back home.