Papa died leaving me and mama alone Didn't starve, but we were relatively on our own Mama bought us a house high up on the hill In the outskirts overlooking Mobile Friday night mama's friends climbed up our hill Clever men, big businessmen from Mobile They call me over and they touch my yellow hair My mama would look at them, she'd say, "Don't you dare" I remember when the morning came Mama cryin' in the morning rain Because they called her by a funny name Annabell of Mobile I'd go to bed and mama would always tuck me in She'd kiss my eyes and tell me that she'd see me in the morning Then I'd hear the laughter from another room As I fell asleep beneath an Alabama moon Fell in love with a boy, took him home so mama could meet him He caught onto mama right away and he couldn't believe it 'Cause I didn't know she took him inside and she said "If you really love her don't tell her what I am 'til I'm dead" I remember when the morning came Mama cryin' in the morning rain Because they called her by a funny name Annabell of Mobile One night the light didn't burn so bright on the hill You see I knew what mama was and I loved her still And the laughter in the rooms are gone for evermore from the hill There's a lot of lonely men tonight all over Mobile I remember when the morning came I was cryin' in the morning rain My mama's gotta know I'm not ashamed Of Annabell of Mobile My mama