Got a knock-kneed mama down in Tennessee
She's short and squatty, she's all right with me
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?
Now knock-kneed mama, what you goin' to cook tonight?
Whatever you cook, just cook it right
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?
She got a face like a washboard, a mouth like a tub
Teach my mama that washboard rub
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?
Now some people say chitlins are good to eat
I'll never eat chitlins long as a hog got feet
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?
Takes a long-tailed monkey, short-tailed dog
To do that dance they call falling off the log
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?
Now the monkey told the elephant, "You need not grunt,
I know you're sore you got your tail in front."
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?
Now the monkey told the elephant, "You may be drinking wine,
You can't switch your tail like I twist mine."
REFRAIN: Don't you think I know, mama, don't you think I know?