But why'd he go there and not come home like Mama said?

Could be that Mama hit hard and said mean things.

What will your mama say if I hand you over like this?

The girls weren't particularly pretty, no matter what Mama said, 'd an most of them looked mean.

I think that's the word that mama says he is.

"I heard Mama say that we couldn't leave for another day or so."

Mama, everyone said our home was broken, but they were wrong.

"Mama said no good could come from a close reading of the Bible."

Mama says a hot bath is good for most everything.

Could be that Mama said they'd live together soon and then disappeared.