Dat Dere Songtext
von Sheila Jordan

Hey, mama, what′s that there? And what's that doing there?
Hey, mama, hey, what they eating there?
What′s they drinking there? And what they saying there?
And mama, can I have that big elephant over there?

Who's that in my chair? What's he doing there?
Hey, mama, can I go unto there?
Hey, mama, what is square? And where do we get air?
And mama, can I have that big elephant over there?

My quizzical kid, she doesn′t want anything here
She′s forever demanding to know who, what and why and where
Inquisitive child, some of the questions get wild
Like mama, can I have that big elephant over there?

I don't wanna comb my hair, hey, where′s my teddy bear?
Hey, look at the cowboy coming there
Say, can I have a pair of boots like that to wear?
And mama, can I have that big elephant over there?


The time will match, the years will go
My little lady's gonna grow
I gotta tell her all she′ll need to know
I'll prepare her enough so she′ll know right from wrong
Gotta make her strong

As life's parade goes straight by
She'll need to know some reasons why
I don′t have all the answers, but I′ll try
Pieces I can gather help her to plan so she'll make her stand

You give your kids the best, and you hope they′ll pass the test
When you finally send them out into this crooked world somewhere
Although she's grown and better and never, I′m forgetting
Mama, can I have that big elephant over there?

What's he doing there? What′s she saying there?
And hey, mama, can I go unto there
Hey, mama, what is fair? How come I gotta share?
And mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
Yeah, mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
And mama, can I have that big elephant over there?

Thank you, thank you