I Want My Mama (hi-lo)

I WANT MY MAMA (Mama Yo Quiero) hi-lo
W: Al Stillman, George Negrette
M: Jaraca & Vincente Paiva
Carmen Miranda, Bing Crosby
Key: C

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6  6   6  5  4   6    6    6  5  4
I want my Ma-ma  He wants his Ma-ma

3     4    -3   -3”  3  -2” 3  -1
6     7    -7   -6   6  -5  5  -4
Al-though he’d pass for her pa-pa

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  6     6   6 -5  -4   6   6  6  -5  -4
She’s quite a nif-ty  He’s o-ver fif-ty

 3  3    3   -3  -3” 3    -2”   3   -2”
 6  6    6   -7  -6  6    -5    6   -5
But he won’t own up that he’s grown up

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5  -4   4   6  6   6  6
So he sighs ma-ma, ma-ma


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6  6   6  5  4   6  6   6  5  4
I want my Ma-ma  I want my Ma-ma

 3  4  -3   -3”  3  -2” 2  -1
 6  7  -7   -6   6  -5  5  -4
And he can count on his ma-ma

3   3  3  -2”-1   3  3  3  -2”-1
6   6  6  -5 -4   6  6  6  -5 -4
To lul-la-by him and pa-ci-fy him

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 6   6    6   -7  -6  6   -5   6
And give him kiss-es when he cries

-2”2   -1 1
-5 5   -4 4
Ma-ma, ma-ma