Mama's in the kitchen ah-ah And mama likes to think she's a star Sitting back and smoking cigars But Mama's in the kitchen ah-ah So you say, you say And Mama likes to think she's a star Judge her by her clothes and her car She says 'don't you want to be like Mama?' But know she's in the kitchen she just knows what she wants So you say, you say, you say what you should And you do, you do, you do what you're told So you say, you say, you say what you should And you do, you do, you do what you're told So you say And Mama's in the kitchen ah-ah And mama likes to think she's a star Sitting back and smoking cigars But Mama's in the kitchen, yeah Mama's in the kitchen ah-ah And I can see just what you want You want to be the one to watch And I can see just what you want You want to be the one to watch So You Say