If your mother and your wife are drowning I want to know which one you would be saving If your mother and your wife are drowning I want to know which one you would be saving Well, for me I'm holding on to my mother And my wife she will have to excuse Kitchener, I can always get another wife But I can never get another mother in life ♪ I heard some men saying around the corner That they rather their lawful wife than their mother I ask them the reason, this what they answer They can romance their wife, but not their mother Well, my wife can be flourishing in pool of gold But my mother comes first in this blessed world 'Cause I can always get another wife But I can never get another mother in my life ♪ If there is a quarrel with you and your mother She may be mad, but still consider over the matter Don't care how hasty that your mother may be She will never try to make that little talk so lengthy But your wife from the time you have a roll with her She's gone with somebody to America So, I can always get another wife But I can never get another mother in my life ♪ This is what I got to say openly To compare your mother with your wife is crazy Your wife is like a little lamb in front you She pretend to be loving, reliable and true But go to the bathroom to sponge your face When you return another man in your place So, I can always get another wife But I can never get another mother in my life