oh it s 6 o clock and it s time to rock and me head is beatin like a drum in the cold grey light ah i feel like shite and i can t remember last night s fun then the foreman says c mon now boys stick your fingers down your throat and get to work and i wish to christ i d stayed home last night instead of drinkin in america oh i knock down walls with big iron balls and i mix cement by the ton with me tongue hangin out for a bottle of stout sweatin bullets in the brooklyn sun then i think of her up on kingsbridge road did she mean what she said last night oh mammy dear we re all mad over here livin in america on me way downtown i think of that clown and the things that he said last night did he mean em at all or was it just drink talk oh i must look a terrible sight put me makeup on as i watch the sun rise high over fordham road oh mammy dear we re all mad over here livin in america ah the kids aren t dressed and the house is a mess and the yuppies are networkin again kiss their darlin s goodbye oh we ll be late tonight but we should be home by eleven oh me little dears dry up your tears your parents are too busy makin money oh mammy dear we re all mad over here livin in america workin with the black man dominican and greek in the snows of january or the drenchin august heat no sick days or benefits and for christ sakes don t get hurt the quacks over here won t patch you up unless they see the bucks upfront lookin after babies fron crack of dawn til dusk changin dirty nappies and cleanin up the house is this what i ve been educated for to wipe the arse of every baby in america now the day is done take the subway home squashed up like some sardine in a a can in the blarney stone drink a gallon of foam til i m feelin half meself again if she comes tonight i ll ask her outright ah what the hell nothin ventured nothin gained and if she takes a chance she might find romance now she s livin in america see him standing there with a ring in his ear and a grin on the side of his face with a fag in his mouth oh i should watch out for they say that he s a real hard case should i take me chance or say no thanks ah what the hell nothin ventured nothin gained oh mammy dear we re all mad over here livin in america