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I Didn't Know My Mother Had A Son Like Me

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I Didn't Know My Mother Had A Son Like Me

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I didn't know my mama, that she had a son like me, oh no, he baby

I say I didn't know my mama, no no, I didn't know she had a son like me

Ohh baby, baby, baby,

I want you to come on you gotta see it like him

Let me tell you about it

I can look at the sky

You know I can predict the rain

I say, I can look at the sky

I believe I can predict the rain

Oh I can tell when my lady

I can tell when she got another man

Well, this is what I say

I didn't know my mama, oh she had a son like me

I say I didn't know my mama, no no, I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know she had a son like me

All you gotta do is come around me people

And I'll show you and you can say

Alright

Squeeze water out of rock

And I make water come out of dry sand

I squeeze water out of rock, yeah

I can get water out of dry sand

Oh, when you listen to my story little girl

I'll prove to you I'm a nutcho man

That's why Ididn't know my mother

Had a, had a nice little son like me

I said I didn't know my mother, no no no no Lord

I didn't know, I didn't not know, I didn't know girl she had something like me

All you girls gotta do is look at me

Take your time and come and see, yeah

Alright

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