Momma's Gonna — Buy You A Mockingbird Lyrics

And if that diamond ring turns brass,Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.

Hush, little baby, don't say a word,

His song "Bo Diddley" uses the same rhythmic "Hambone" beat and lyrical structure. momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird lyrics

And if that billy goat won't pull,Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull. And if that diamond ring turns brass,Mama's gonna

And if that cart and bull turn over,Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover. don't say a word

And if that dog named Rover won't bark,Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart.

The song follows a "conditional" structure—each verse introduces a new gift as a solution to the previous one failing.