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God Bless the Child
Words & Music by Billie Holiday & Arthur Herzog, Jr.Recorded by Billie Holiday, 1941
Also recorded by Aretha Franklin, and by Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1969
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Them that's got shall get, them that's not shall lose;
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So the Bible said, and it still is news.
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Mama may have, papa may have,
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But God bless the child that's got his own,
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That's got his own.
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Yes, the strong gets more, while the weak ones fade,
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Empty pockets don't ever make the grade;
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Mama may have, papa may have,
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But God bless the child that's got his own,
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That's got his own.
Bridge:
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Money, you got lots o' friends crowdin' round the door;
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When you're gone, and spending ends,
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They don't come no more.
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Rich relations give crust of bread and such;
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You can help yourself, but don't take too much.
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Mama may have, papa may have,
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But God bless the child that's got his own,
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That's got his own.