Hey ma, hey ma,
I really, really love you
Hey ma, hey ma,
may God bless and keep you
Family, family,
we're one big happy family
Family, family,
we're one big happy family
Hey ma, I love you
Hey papa, I love you
Brothers and sisters, I love you
Yes, I do
I'm the same chick from off the block
I fall off a footstep
Same chick from off the block
I fall off a footstep
I used to wash and scrub the floor
Around the neighborhood
She did the best she could
How can I pay her back
For the nightmare she carried me
How can I pay her back
For the nightmare she carried me
I used to go to work
To the rain and the cold
Just to put bread on the table
Could not afford a turkey
But we sure enjoyed the chicken
Could not afford a turkey
But we sure enjoyed the chicken
Family, family
We will be a big family
Family, family
We will be a big family
Happy family, happy family
Happy fam ily,
happy family
We're one big happy family
Family, family
We're one big happy family
On the same trip from up a block
Up a lap, up a footstep
Same trip from up a block
Up a lap, up a footstep
Hey boy, I love you
Hey mama, I love you
May God bless and keep you
My youthful worship's
got the flow
Around the neighborhood
My used -to -wash has
crossed the floor
Around the neighborhood
She did all that she could
How can I pay her back
For the night when she carried me?
How can I pay her back
For the night when she carried me?
Boy used to go to work
Through the rain and the cold
Just to put bread on the table
We could not afford a turkey
But we surely enjoyed the chicken
We could not afford a turkey
But we surely enjoyed the chicken
Hey Ma, I love you
Brother, I love you
Sister, I love you
Papa, Papa, I love you
Family, fam ily
We're one big happy family
Family, fam ily
We're one big happy family
One big, and that's big family
You