Examples Of "Yo Mama Don't Wear No Drawers" Rhymes & "My Momma Don't Wear No Socks" Songs

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update - January 25, 2022  

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series that presents information about and examples of "Yo Mama Don't Wear No Drawers" rhymes and "My Momma Don't Wear No Socks" songs.

Part II presents some text (word only) examples of these rhymes and songs.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-african-american-source-of-my-momma.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents information about and video examples of these rhymes and songs.

The content of this post is presented for folkloric and cultural purposes.

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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Some of the content of this post is found in this 2011 pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/10/yo-mama-dont-wear-no-drawers.html Yo Mama Don't Wear No Drawers

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TEXT EXAMPLES OF "YO MAMA DON'T WEAR ANY DRAWERS"
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Example #1:
"The ol song goes something like this:

Yo mama don wear no drawers,
Ah seena when she pulled em off,
N she washed em in alcohol,
N she hung em out in the hall,
N then she put em back on her QUALL!"
-Richard Wright, 1938 in "Big Boy Leaves Home" in Uncle Tom's Children [a collection of short stories]; http://www.nbu.bg/webs/amb/american/5/wright/bigboy.htm

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Example #2: YO MAMA DON'T WEAR NO DRAWERS
[Pancocojams Editor: I reformatted this example adding "ba ba boom" after each verse.]

Here is an insult rhyme my sister, cousins, and I used to get into a lot of trouble repeating...but it was so much fun to say them and make up new lines. Birmingham, AL, 1980s and early 90s Yo mama don't wear no draws (ba ba boom is said at the end of every line while you stomp)


Yo mama don't wear no draws
ba ba boom
i saw when she took them off
ba ba boom
she put em in the washing machine
ba ba boom
ajax couldn't get em clean
ba ba boom
she put em on top of the house
ba ba boom
they scared away mighty mouse
ba ba boom
she put em up under the bed
ba ba boom
you shoulda heard what the roaches said
ba ba boom
she put up on top of the tracks
ba ba boom
that train went 50 miles back
ba ba boom
she put em in the middle of the street
ba ba boom
those cars went beep beep beep
ba ba boom

that's all that i can remember...but the taunt could go on forever. we would add to it every time someone thought of something new. but man, our parents hated us singing this around the house.
-Joi; 3/23/2008, cocojams.com [This was my cultural website. This website is no longer available]

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Example #3
"yo mama dont wear no draws. I saw when she took em off. She laid them in the street....the cars said beep beep beep.

Whose next"
CLIFF D, Jul 13, 2010.
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/finish-the-verse-yo-mama-dont-wear-no-draws.245106/ Finish the verse..."yo mama don't wear no draws" Discussion in 'The Front Porch!' started by CLIFF D, Jul 13, 2010. [hereafter given as "yo mama/lipstick alley #1"]

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Example #4
"Your mama don't wear no draws. I saw when she took em off. She threw em in the sky, and superman refused to fly."
dst10spr97, Jul 13, 2010; "yo mama/lipstick alley #1"

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Example #5:
"a dingy dong dong dong dong"
-CLIFF D, Jul 13, 2010, "yo mama/lipstick alley #1"

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Example #6:
Yo mama don't wear no draws
I saw 'em when she took them off
She dropped 'em down on the floor
And the rats scurried for the door

Yo mama don't wear no draws
I saw 'em when she took them off
She put 'em out on the line
Now the sun don't even shine

Yo mama don't wear no draws
I saw 'em when she took them off
She draped 'em on the top of the head (toilet)
And now the Tidy Bowl man is dead

Yo mama don't wear no draws
I saw 'em when she took them off
She put 'em out on a dish
I could've sworn we was havin' fish!

(Yo mama's draws were a favorite topic of conversation among young boot camp recruits.)"
-Maxine Shaw, Jul 13, 2010, "yo mama/lipstick alley #1"

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Example #7
"Yo mama don't wear no draws - hump deedump, deedump
I saw when she took 'em off - hump deedump, deedump
She threw them on the floor - hump deedump, deedump
Roaches don't crawl no more - hump deedump deedump

We used to sing these while marching cadence in AJROTC *memories*
Lafawnduh, Oct 7, 2010, "yo mama/lipstick alley #1"

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Example #8
Your mama don't wear no drawers
I saw her when she took them off
She threw them over the fence
Oh, we haven't seen the mailman since...a ding dong

There are so many other variations of that one.
-daguerreotype, Jun3 24, 2017; https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/black-girl-rhymes-what-was-yours-growing-up.1196979/page-2

WARNING: Some of the examples in this lipstickalley.com discussion thread include profanity, sexually explicit content, and/or the "n word".

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Example #9:
"Yo momma don't wear no draws,
I saw her when she took them off,
she threw them in the tree,
them birds said 'twee-lee-lee!'"
Other versions
"she threw them in the air,
Superman said 'I declare!'"

We were the goofiest kids EVER!!! :glee::glee::glee:"
FlyGemini, June 24, 2017; https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/black-girl-rhymes-what-was-yours-growing-up.1196979/page-2

WARNING: Some of the examples in this lipstickalley.com discussion thread include profanity, sexually explicit content, and/or the "n word".

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Example #10
"...She threw them in the sewer,
that rats yelled "hallelujah!" "
-cigarsandscotch, 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Epxl-O7ipK0 Yo Mama don't wear no drawers..... A ding dong " published by Mitch Aschinger on Jul 31, 2008

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Example #11

...Now, before I say another word, let’s get one thing straight. You have to put a ghetto lilt on the word “drawers.” In this song, it’s pronounced draaaws. Got it? Good. Now, the game is a song and the challenge is to take turns adding improv additional verses. It’s an elimination game; you’re out when you can’t figure out a verse before your time is up. The first few verses are always the same, and after those have been sung, the improv verses begin. Here are the initial verses so you get a feel for the game:

Yo’ mama don’t wear no drawers.
I saw her when she took ’em off.
She laid them on the tracks-
that train jumped ten feet back!

Yo’ mama don’t wear no drawers.
I saw her when she took ’em off.
She put them on the wall-
those roaches refused to crawl!

Yo’ mama don’t wear no drawers.
I saw her when she took ’em off.
She put them on the phone-
now E.T. won’t call home!     (This is the verse Chanel created and always sings.)

Yo’ mama don’t wear no drawers.
I saw her when she took ’em off.
She put them in the cabinet-
those roaches said, “I’m not havin’ it!”

Yo’ mama don’t wear no drawers.
I saw her when she took ’em off.
She threw them in the air-
those birds said, “That’s not fair!”  

Your turn. Where did yo’ mama leave her drawers? I’m totally cheating and using some of your verses the next time we play, so make ’em good ones."
-http://thesmartness.com/2008/07/15/yo-mama-dont-wear-no-drawers/ " Yo' mama don't wear no drawers" by Kymberli, 7/15.2008

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The comments for this article include a number of "Yo mama don't wear no drawers" rhymes and one example of the "camp song" Yo Mama don't wear no socks."  

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TEXT EXAMPLES OF "MY MOMMA DON'T WEAR ANY SOCKS" OR YOUR MAMA DON'T WEAR ANY SOCKS
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Example #1: YO MAMA DON'T WEAR NO SOCKS [Example #1]
Chorus:

Ah ding dong dong dong dong
Ah ding dong dong dong dong

Yo mama don't wear no draws (ah ding dong)
I saw her when she took them off (ah ding dong)
She threw them in the tree (ah ding dong)
And the dog refused to pee.

Chorus

Yo mama don't wear no socks (ah ding dong)
I saw her when she took them off (ah ding dong)
She threw them in the sky (ah ding dong)
And Superman refused to fly

Chorus

Yo mama don't wear no socks (ah ding dong)
I saw her when she took them off (ah ding dong)
She put them in ah nest (ah ding dong)
And the birds refused to rest.

Ah ding dong dong dong dong
Ah ding dong dong dong dong
Rest in pea-eece
Ah ding dong dong dong dong
Ah ding dong dong dong dong

Yo mama don't wear no socks (ah ding dong)
I saw her when she took them off (ah ding dong)
She threw them on the wall (ah ding dong)
And the roaches refused to crawl.

Chorus
-Brittney Weaver, published on YouTube on December 08, 2007; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWyYon0LcPI
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This video is embedded in Part I of this pancocojams post.

This is my transcription of this "Yo Mama Don't Wear No Socks" example. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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Example #2:
"A song about socks

This song has various verses that do not go in any particular order. Anyone can jump in and start a verse (with "my momma don't wear no socks", everyone else responds "a ding dong"), and the verses can include the ones we sang here, others in the lyrics, and anything else you can come up with!

LYRICS:
Chorus:
A ding dong, dong dong dong
A ding, dong dong, dong dong, a ding dong

Verse:
My momma don't wear no socks
(a ding dong)
I was there when she took 'em off!
(a ding dong)
[line]
(a ding dong)
[line]

Possible verses:
-She threw them under the bed, now we know why the Boogeyman's dead!
-She threw them in outer space, wiped out a whole alien race!
-She threw them at the wall, now the bugs refuse to crawl!
-She threw them in the sky, now the birds refuse to fly!
-She threw them at the tree, now the dogs refuse to pee!
-She threw them in the Atlantic, now we know what sank the Titanic!
-She threw them in the shower, now the shower needs Lysol power!
-She threw them in the VCR, now the VCR needs CPR!
-She threw them under the covers, now she don't get no lovers!
-She threw them in the sky, now Superman refuses to fly!
-She threw them at the wall, now Spiderman refuses to crawl!
-She threw them in the room, now it's called the Temple of Doom
-GirlScoutSongs, Published on Apr 3, 2013; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZfXtiTcj0, My Momma Don't Wear No Socks - Girl Scout Song with Lyrics
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This video is embedded in Part I of this pancocojams post.

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Example #3

My momma don't wear no socks!

(A ding dong)

I was there was she took em' off!

(A ding dong)

She threw them on the floor!

(A ding dong)

Then she said "I don't care no more."
-abstract_emotion, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZfXtiTcj0, My Momma Don't Wear No Socks - Girl Scout Song with Lyrics [comment]

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Example #4
my momma don't wear no socks, I was there when she took 'em off, she threw 'em at the calgary flames, thats why they dont win any games -rr pl, 2017,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZfXtiTcj0, My Momma Don't Wear No Socks - Girl Scout Song with Lyrics [comment]

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Example #5
I was at camp and now I'm at home but when I was at camp we sang this I'll tell you one.... yo mama don't wear no socks I was there when she took em off she threw them in the lake now we had to evacuate -Duhhitzz_Anjel, 2018,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZfXtiTcj0, My Momma Don't Wear No Socks - Girl Scout Song with Lyrics [comment]

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