Tom: D minor
Verse 1
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It was on a cold winter's morning
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in the city of New York,
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that had three children,
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and the smallest one she had in her arms.
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The two children walking on her side,
she had socks on their hands for gloves,
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she had his arms down in her bosom,
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for she had no gloves for that one at all.
a voice said to me
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She should be mother of the year
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But no one sends in her name
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Because the things she has to do
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To pull a family through soci ety
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Or they just might call it shame
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Now daddy's gone, he's gone
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And the man just couldn't take no more
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He just, he just walked off into the night
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Now she stands all alone
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But still she's standing strong
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To raise her children right
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Ghetto Queen
Lady, I tip my hat to you
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You have to be mama an d daddy too
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But you're proud and
God made you strong
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And you teach love in your home
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God bless ya, God bless ya
Caug
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Look at her hand s
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They look older than her years,
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Caug
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look at her eye s
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Oh, you can see this lady
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shed a many tears
But look at her walk,
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she has a built in pride
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And look at her children walkin' close,
close by her side
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Get your queen
Babe, I wrote this song just for you
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You have to be mama an d daddy too
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So you're queen without a crown
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Because you live down in Gato Town
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But you pull your mother off the air
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That's what you are to me
Did somebody give the lady a hand?
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Walk on,
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Put your arms around your babies,
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hold your head real high,
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Lord you've got so much pride.
I know sometimes you feel
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that the world's down on you,
hey, don't you worry about it.
you're gonna make it
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You're gonna make it, mother
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Yeah, you're the mother of the,
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You're the mother of the century, lady
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They can look far, they can look near
feet above all the others
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Because I love you lady,
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now pass that double down to your babies
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