A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp   Stand out in this memory I revived   Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands   And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes      He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong   And us kids were just to young to realize   That another class of people put us somewhere just below   One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes      Mama never had the luxuries she wanted   But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try   She only wanted things she really needed   One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes      I remember daddy praying for a better way of life   But I don't recall a change of any size   Just a little loss of courage, as their age began to show   And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes      Mama never had the luxuries she wanted   But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try   She only wanted things she really needed   One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes      Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes