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What Have They Done To My Song, Ma
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Ray Charles
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Hello mama, hello mama, it's me How you feelin', mama? Mhm, that's alright I've got something I wanna talk to you about, if you don't mind And I ain't mad, mama, no, no, no, no Wait a minute, listen, mama Look what they done to my song, mama (Wait, what's the matter, son?) Look what they done to my song, mama The only thing I get to have right and nice Turnin' out all wrong, mama Look what they done to my song Now listen, if you please Wish I could find a good book (Good book) I'd like to live in the thing now (I wanna live in it) Wish I could find a good book, Lord, hey, hey, hey, hey If I could find a real good book, you know I'd (Never) Never have to come out and look at, uh What they done to my song Alright, girls, come on and help me hеre Look what they done to my brain, ma Hеy mama, look what they done to my brain Oh mama, it's a shame, you won't believe this but it's true They picked it like a chicken bone and I'm just about to go insane, ma Look what they done to my brain Now girls, if you don't mind, I'd like to hear this in French *French* Ooh, not bad (Ma), hey, yeah *French* Uh-huh, let me see here, uh, uh *French* (Say it, say it) *French*, ma *French* My French must be pretty bad, I better do this in English Look what they done to my song (Look at it, look at it), mama Hey ma, look what they done to my song, mama, now, oh Lord, Lord Put it in a plastic bag, then they turned the bag upside down Look what they done to my song Maybe it's alright, maybe it's okay, I don't know But I tell you, if my kids are money, I'd be a millionaire today You know, the only thing I get to have right Now it's turning out all wrong, mama You can't believe what they done to my song, ma, that I wrote myself You put it in a plastic bag and they turn the bag upside down, ma Lord, if I could find a good book, I'd never have to come out and look at the What they tryin' to do to my brain, it's a shame, mama, you see they They done picked it like a chicken bone and I'm just about to go insane I'm insane, insane, mama, I'm going crazy, mama, that's what it is Lord knows I don't care what they done to my song, ma No, I don't care 'bout that but see The main thing, mama, what they tryin' to do to me You see, they, they, they, well, they stole everything I had, mama And they made a million with it, and you know that hurts But oh, I'm gon' keep on working on the feeling, just like you taught me, mama Oh, yes, I will, oh, yes, I will, yeah Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, hoo-hoo-hoo Lord, Lord, whoa, mama Mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama
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