Born to poor sharecroppers, one of eleven children in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride is a timeless everyman, revered by his musical peers and adored by countless millions of fans around the globe. Charley Pride unofficially started his music career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro American Leagueâ€™s Memphis Red Sox singing and playing guitar on the team bus between ballparks. Self-taught on a guitar bought at the age 14 from Sears Roebuck, Pride would join various bands' onstage as he and the team roved the country. After a tryout with the New York Mets, Pride decided to return to his Montana home via Nashville. It was there he met Jack Johnson, who upon hearing the singer perform, sent him on his way with the promise of a management contract and a newly forged relationship that would last for over a decade.
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Mama Don't Cry For Me Lyrics

Charley Pride

I've seen the big fish jumpin', mama, I've heard crickets sing
And I've felt my heart start poundin' at the site of New Orleans
I've seen old New York City with her lights aglow
I've been a lot of places, always on the go
I've seen most everything I care to see
So mama when I'm gone don't cry for me
I've held a new born baby, mama, in my ar-arms so tight
And I've felt the warm love, mama, of a woman in the night
I've seen the desert flowers, mama, where-ere they grow
I've climbed the highest mountains covered with snow
I've seen most everything I care to see
So mama when I'm gone don't cry for me
I'm sending you this message, mama, I must say-ay goodbye
I lived the life you gave me, mama, I'm not afraid to die
Even though I'm dyin', mama, my hands of death are strong
I don't want you cryin' mama, after I'm gone
I've seen all of this old world I care to see
So mama when I'm gone don't cry for me
So mama when I'm gone don't cry for me