Dat Dere - Rickie Lee Jone

Hey mama what's that there

And what's that doing there

Hey mama up here mama hey look at that over there

And what's that doing there

And where're they going there

And mummy can I have that big elephant over there

Who's that in my chair

And what's he doing there

Mummy up here

Mummy can I go over there

Hey mummy what is square

And where do we get air

And mummy can I have that big elephant over there

Quit talking

There's no more anything here

Forever to manage to know who and why and where

Quit that child the questions get filed

And mummy can I have that big elehpant over there

Don't wanna comb my hair

And where's my teddy bear

Mummy up here

Look at the cowboy coming there

And can I have a pair

Of boots like that to wear

And mummy can I have that big elephant over there

Time will march

Days will go

And little baby's going to grow

I gotta tell her what she needs to know

I'll help her along

And she'll be strong

And she'll know right from wrong

As life's parade goes marching by

She's gonna need to know some reasons why

I don't have all the answers

But I'll try the best as I can

I'll make him a man

'Cause you give the kid your best

And hope she passes the test

And I find it so hard I taught him well

Somewhere though she's going I betting I never will forget

Mummy can I have that big elephant over there

Hey why they do that there

And how you put that there

Hey mummy up here hey mummy what that say up there

Hey mummy what is fair

How come I have to share

And mummy can I have that big elephant over there

And mummy can I have that big elephant over there

And mummy can I have that big elephant over there