Ray Collins (lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin, tweezers)

Jimmy Carl Black (drums)

Roy Estrada (bass, guitarron, boy soprano)

Elliot Ingber (lead guitar, rhythm guitar)



Motherly love

Motherly love

Forget about

The brotherly and other-ly love

Motherly love

Is just the thing for you

You know your Mothers' gonna love ya

Till ya don't know what to do



The Mothers got love

That'll drive ya mad

They're ravin' 'bout the way we do

No need to feel lonely...

No need to feel sad,

If we ever get a hold on you

What you need is...



Motherly love

(Come on get it now)

Motherly love

Forget about

The brotherly and other-ly love

Motherly love

Is just the thing for you

You know your Mothers' gonna love ya

Till ya don't know what to do



Nature's been good

To this here band

Don't ever think we're shy

Send us up some little groupies

And we'll take their hands

And rock 'em till they sweat and cry

What you need is...



Motherly love

(Get it now)

Motherly love

Forget about

The brotherly and other-ly love

Motherly love

Is just the thing for you

You know your Mothers' gonna love ya

Till ya don't know what to do

We can love ya

Till ya have a heart attack

You'd best believe that's true

We'll bite your neck

And scratch your back

Till you don't know what to do

What you need is...



Motherly love

Motherly love

Forget about

The brotherly and other-ly love

Motherly love

Is just the thing for you

You know your Mothers' gonna love ya

Till ya don't know what to do



You know I've got a little Motherly love for you baby

You know I've got a little Motherly love for you honey

You know it doesn't bother me at all

That you're only 18 years old

'Cause I got a little Motherly love for you baby

Pow pow pow pow