Verse
A# D#
Hey Mama I can still recall, That day you came back from the mall,
A# F
And showed me that green shirt all fresh and new,
A# D#
You told me I would soon become, and Eagle Scout, your only son,
F A#
I didn't know that you would be one too.
[Chorus]
A# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, no one can disagree,
D# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, but they gave the badge to me.
[Verse 2]
A# D#
When I was a young Boy Scout, I wondered, “What's it all about?”
A# F
But you made sure I knew the things to do, “You sure did”
A# D#
You told me I should be prepared, I didn't tell you I was scared,
F A#
'Cause the only one who was prepared was you.
[Chorus]
A# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, no one can disagree,
D# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, but they gave the badge to me.
[Verse 3]
A# D#
We hiked and cooked and made a mess, do you feel tired? Well more or less,
A# F
But never once have I heard you complain, “Not once”
A# D#
Even when I blew the kitchen up, or tried to sing, or launched the pup,
F A#
My ever faithful Mom you still remain.
[Chorus]
A# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, no one can disagree,
D# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, but they gave the badge to me.
[Verse 4]
“I got one, I got one,”
A# D#
Well once I built a fire out back, about gave her a heart attack,
A# F
But I assured, “It's all under control,”
A# D#
But then you heard the sirens roar, and came back running out the door,
F A#
To see that he forgot, Stop, Drop, and Roll.
[Chorus]
A# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, no one can disagree,
D# F A#7
Ma, you earned your Eagle, but they gave the badge to me.
[Interlude]
D# A#
So now you know, about a lot of things, you never knew before,
D# F
Like geode rocks, and stinky socks, and boys who eat, then eat some more,
“Yumm”
[Verse 5]
A# D#
You've crammed all twelve of us in your van, with tents and packs and cans of spam,
A# F
And headed for the hills out on a drive,
A# D#
But packed in there with smelly boys, and traffic jams and lots of noise,
F A#
You're only glad you made it out alive.
[Chorus]
A# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, no one can disagree,
D# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, but they gave the badge to me.
[Outro]
A# F A#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, no one can disagree,
D#
Ma, you earned your Eagle, and..
F F A#
I wanna say thanks but don't know how, so I wrote this song just to tell you now,
F A#7 F A# F A# F
I'm glad we earned our Eagle, Somehow. “Waahooo”