G
Ricky Tidwell was a great athlete
         C
He was a big strong boy that was quick on his feet
          G                                                     D
And every college in the country wanted Ricky blockin' on their line
            G
Oh when the scouts came knocking on Ricky's door
     C
They didn't want to talk to young Rick no more
          G                      D                  G
When they saw his mama she's the one they wanted to sign

She was a real bold woman raised on a farm 
    C
Had Bear Bryant tattooed on her forearm
        G                                     D
She was meaner than heck and ran the 40 in 4. 3
          G
She could squat 600 bench press 5
    C
The hands down meanest homemaker alive
      G                        D                G G7
Got a scholarship playing line backer in the SE C

      C
Ricky Tidwell's mama is gonna play football
    G                                                 D
Her real name's Doris but they're gonna call her "Too Tall"
          G
She's got shoulders and a hind end four foot wide
C                     C7
Going to college on a full ride
     G                  D           F   C        G
Mrs. Tidwell's will you play in the NC- -double- -A

      G
She'd wash all her team mates uniforms
       C
Tucked everybody in the football dorms
G
Cooked the game meal, said the Lord's prayer
       D
You're missing a jockstrap? She's got a spare
G
Crawled in the huddle, and called all the plays
    C
The only one tough enough to go both ways
      G
Got a mouth full of mud, scarred up knees
D
Cussing out the coaches and the referees

      C
Ricky Tidwell's mama's gonna play football
    G
Her real name's Doris
                        D
Everbody calls her "Too Tall"
                 G
They say she's a fine young man but she's really not
        C                          C7
Ricky's mama was the master of the cheap shot
           G             D          F    C    G
And on the triple option play she'd ruin your day

            F                       C
She led the team in tackles and the league in sacks
    G
Res ponsible for killing nine running backs
        F                   C
But the school's reputation was destroyed
     G                       D    D7
They accused Ricky's mama of ster oids

      C
Ricky Tidwell's mama's on probation
        G                                  D
Now the college is started their investiga tion
                    G
They wouldn't leave poor Ricky Tidwell's mama alone
     C                      C7
Said she'd been takin' male hormones
     G                  D
Mrs. Tidwell's gonna be hell
       F  C  G
In the N- -F -L
Ricky Tidwell's mama