Mama we got / papa we got / mama we got / papa we got
We got trouble mama, mama we got trouble
We got trouble papa, come see what the trouble is
We got trouble mama, mama we got trouble
Mama come see papa come see what the trouble is
Mama come see papa come see what the trouble is
Lenny was dazed, he ran out on main street
Tore off his clothes and he set them on fire
Started slapping his self to a furious drumbeat
And singing like a one man end-times choir
Lenny was singing like a one man end-times choir
We got trouble mama, mama we got trouble
We got trouble papa, come see what the trouble is
We got trouble mama, mama we got trouble
Mama come see papa come see what the trouble is
Mama come see papa come see what the trouble is
Mama we got / papa we got
We need a merciful ministering angel
Cried Lenny to the crowd and the crow agreed
But a woman from a window cried "we don't need no angel
Any mercy coming is gonna come from you and me
Any mercy coming down here gotta come from you and me
We got trouble mama, mama we got trouble
We got trouble papa, come see what the trouble is
We got trouble mama, mama we got trouble
Mama come see papa come see what the trouble is
Mama come see papa come see what the trouble is