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I took my baby for something to eat.
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I took my baby for something to eat.
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I took my baby out for something to eat.
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She said, "My God, thank you, John!"

I bought my baby a steak and a potato, Bought her a steak and a potato. I bought her a steak and a potato. She said, "My God, thank you, John!" She took me home to meet her kin. She took me home to meet her kin. She took me home to meet her kin. They threw me out and wouldn't let me back in. Lord, no! She asked me if she could drive my car. She asked me if she could drive my car. She asked me if she could drive my car. I said, "Yes, but you can't go far." I took my baby on a Ferris wheel. I took my baby on a Ferris wheel. We got up there, I asked her how did it feel? She said, "My God, thank you, John!" There ain't much difference 'tween the dirt and the sky. There ain't much difference 'tween the dirt and the sky. There ain't much difference 'tween the dirt and the sky, 'Cept you and I. I took my baby for a bite to eat. I took my baby for a bite to eat. I took my baby for a bite to eat. She said, "My God, thank you, John!"