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