(Curtis Mayfield)
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Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie.
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Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie.
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Here comes that boy and his friends,
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Making eyes at me again.
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Do they all think that I'm a toy,
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To be played with by every boy?
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Well, they're wrong to think I
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Will be caught by the wink of an eye.
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My mama didn't lie. (Mama didn't lie.) She didn't lie.
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The greatest pastime in this man's world
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Is playin' tricks on every young girl.
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To have one is how they get their kick.
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But not me because I know their trick.
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And they're wrong to think I
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Will be caught by the wink of an eye.
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My mama didn't lie. (Mama didn't lie.) She didn't lie.
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Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie.
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I remember what my mama told me:
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She said, "Girl stay in your class,
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You got a whole lot of growin' and a'learnin' to do
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Girl don't cha go so fast.
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The greatest pastime in this man's world
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Is playin' tricks on every young girl.
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To have one is how they get their kick.
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But no me because I know their trick.
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And they're wrong to think I
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Will be caught by the wink of an eye.
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My mama didn't lie. (Mama didn't lie) She didn't lie.
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Mama didn't lie, she didn't lie.
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Mama didn't...
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Mama Didn't Lie
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Jan Bradley |