| I used to have a daddy, to walk and talk with me
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| But now he’s changed his mind and turned me down
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| And if he had a reason, that he could explain to me
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| I would only leave this town
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| 'Cause daddy, those things you heard were untrue
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| And you cannot leave your mama blue
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| I’m gonna have you, an' I ain’t gonna leave you alone
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| Why should you leave me, in this wide world to roam?
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| You know you got another sweetie to soothe your brow
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| But you can’t quit your sweet mama now
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| I’m wild about you, and I want you for my own
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| You found another sweetness, you drove me from your door
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| But we read what the good book says: «You reap just what you sow»
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| Now you used to call me mama, sugar-lump
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| But just as sure as that grass grows 'round the stump
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| I’m gonna have you, and I ain’t gonna leave you alone
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| I said I’m gonna have you, and I ain’t gonna leave you alone
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| Why should you leave me, in this wide world to roam?
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| You know you got another sweetie to soothe your brow
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| But you can’t quit your sweet mama now
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| I’m wild about you and I want you for my own
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| You found another woman, drove me from your door
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| But we read what the good book says: «You reap just what you sow»
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| Now you used to call me Mama, and sugar-lump
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| But just as sure as that grass grows 'round the stump
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| I’m gonna have you, and I don’t intend to leave you alone |