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If Your First Word Isn't 'Mama'

by Emma Stephenson

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A funny song portraying the unflattering internal monologue of a mum.

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If your first word isn't 'mama'
that would really be a bummer
though it's not a competition
and my love is not conditional
I still think I deserve some goddamn respect...

all those other yummy mummies
with their stretch-resistant tummies
I am sorry to be candid
but their babies are substandard!
and I'm counting on you
to prove it by being

Mama's little angel so perfect and special
you'd better not cry in the presence of a witness!
helping me collect all of my mummy credentials
consider it compensation for morning sickness!

if your first word isn't 'mama'
that would really be a bummer
I'll forgive you if it's 'Daddy'
but remember all that sweet and fatty milk
came from your mother!
like a cow comes with an udder!

I'm entitled to the first words that you utter!

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released May 14, 2023
words, music, piano and vocals by Emma Stephenson
guitar, bass, production and mixing by Nick Henderson @peppermintgrovestudio

mastered by Steve Smart @Studios301

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Emma Stephenson Sydney, Australia

PhD-holding jazz pianist turned singer-songwriter Emma Stephenson is making a postpartum comeback with two motherhood themed songs "If Your First Word Isn't 'Mama'" and "She is Here Now".

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