Too Late For Mama-Brenda Fassie

Too Late For Mama - Brenda Fassie Ten kilometers barefooted in the bush Started raining on the way To fetch some water Poor woman had a baby on her back Was struck by lightning on her way To fetch some water She tried hiding under A tree to save her child Poor woman had no place to go Lightning caught her with Her baby on her back Friends relatives ran for her But it was too late It was too late too late for mama Husband came running to the scene yeah Poor man held his dead wife in his arms Eyes full of tears Not believing the nightmare Knelt down and prayed for this Was a painful loss Too late too late for mama Oh mama mama poor mama It was too late too late Too late for mama Oh mama Mama with the little baby She's gone she's gone She's gone oh poor mama Too late Too late Too late Too late Too late Too late Too late Too late With mama poor mama with mama I went mama Ten kilometers barefooted in the bush Started raining on the way To fetch some water Poor woman had a baby on her back I struck by lightning on her way To fetch some water It was too late Too late for mama Oh mama mama poor mama It was too late too late She tried hiding under A tree to save her child Poor woman had no place to hide Lightning caught her With her baby on her back Friends relatives ran for her But it was too late too late for mama Too late too late for mama Oh mama mama Oh poor mama it was too late too late Oh mama mama