My Mother Was A Lady - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
MY MOTHER WAS A LADY. Parody-Written and Sung by Billy Johnson. 
Two actors sat at dinner in a bum hotel, One day while eating some rye bread, When a Cockroach came their way; At first they did not notice it, Or make the least reply, Until he tried to walk away With a large-sized piece of pie. Then turning to my partner, Whose cheeks were turning red, I was just going to kill it, When it looked up and said: 
Chorus. My mother was a lady, and I'm a lady too, I'm working in this restaurant, and this is what I have to do, I came to this restaurant just three days ago, Mister, please don't kid me, And I won't take anything, you know. 
It's true that in these restaurants No man he can eat, For every time he take a bite, They walk right on your meat. I hit it once, it cried again; I know your old pal Jack He used to eat here, but he never will come back; He'd be so glad to see you. And if his wife was only dead. We'd all go to the funeral, Then the cockroach's sister said: 
Chorus. My sister is a lady, and I'm a lady too; We're working in this restaurant it's the only kind of work we can do. We came to this restaurant, just three days ago. Mister, please don't kill me, And I won't take anything, you know,