The Mom Song

Anita Renfroe

Get up now, get up now, get up out of bed.
Wash your face, brush your teeth, comb your sleepy head
Here’s your clothes and your shoes, hear the words I said.
Get up now, get up and make your bed

Are you hot? Are you cold? Are you wearing THAT?
Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and that hat,
don’t forget you gotta feed the cat.

Eat your breakfast the experts tell us it’s the most importing meal of ALL!
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at three today
Don’t forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play

Don’t shovel, chew slowly but hurry the bus is here
Be careful, come back here! Did you wash behind your ears?

Play outside, don’t be rough, would you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend, don’t forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare.
Get along, don’t make me come down THERE!

Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away.
Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?

ANSWER the phone! Get off the phone!
Don’t sit so close, turn it down, don’t texting on the table
No more computer time tonight.
Your IPOD’s my IPOD if you don’t listen up

Where are you going? And with whom?
And what time do you think you’re coming home?
Say thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You’ll appreciate my wisdom someday when you’re older and you’re grown
Can’t wait ‘till you have a couple little children of your own

You’ll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now, I’ll THANK you not to roll your eyes at me!

Close your mouth when you chew We’d appreciate.
Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp or I’ll set you straight.
Eat the food I put upon your plate

Get an “A”, get the door don’t get smart with me!
Get a grip, get in here! I’ll count to THREE!
Get a job, get a life, get a PHD,
get a dose

I don’t care who started it, you’re grounded until you’re thirty six
Get your story straight and tell the truth for once for Heaven’s sake
And if all your friend jumped off the cliff, would you jump too?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it at least a thousand times before

That you’re too old to act this way, it must be your father’s DNA
Look at me when I’m talking, stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything and everything must be in place
Stop crying or I’ll give you something real to cry about
Huh!

Wash your face, brush your teeth, put your PJ’s on
Get in bed, give a hug say a prayer with mom
Don’t forget I love you (MUACH)
And tomorrow we will do this all again

Because a mom’s work never ends
You need the reason why
because, because, because, BECAUSE
I said so, I said so, I said so, I SAID SO
I’m the MOM, THE MOM, THE MOM, THE MOM
THE MOM, THE MOM, THE MOM
TA-DA