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I agree.THE BOBBIE GENTRY SHOW "SOUTHERN NIGHTS" 1978 April/May ALADDIN ENGAGEMENT ?╟≤ WHEN SHE STARTED TO SPEAK SHE LOOKED AT OUR PITIFUL SHACK, THEN SHE LOOKED AT ME AND TOOK A RAGGED BREATH YOUR PA'S RUN OFF AND I'M REAL SICK AND THE BABY GONNA STARVE TO DEATH ?·?╟÷eU SHE HANDED ME HER HEART-SHAPED LOCKET THAT SAID "TO THINE OWNSELF BE TRUE" AND I SHIVERED AS I WATCHED A ROACH CRAWL ACROSS ' THE TOE OF MY HIGH-HEELED SHOE IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WAS TALKIN*, ASKIN, "MAMA, WHAT DO I DO?" "JUST BE NICE TO THE GENTLEMEN FANCY AND THEY'LL BE NICE TO YOU" ?╟≤ 'CAUSE HERE'S YOUR ONE CHANCE FANCY DON'T LET ME DOWN HERE'S YOUR ONE CHANCE FANCY, DON'T LET ME DOWN LORD FORGIVE ME FOR WHAT I DO, BUT IF YOU WANT OUT, IT'S UP TO YOU ^ NO GIT ON OUT GIRL, YOU BETTER START MOVIN' UP TOWN ZZ^{- THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW MY MA, THE NIGHT I LEFT THAT RICKETY SHACK 'CAUSE THE WELFARE PEOPLE CA^ffi AND TOOK THE BABY MA DIED AND I. AIN'T BEEN BACK BUT THE WHEELS OP FATE HAD STARTED TO TURN AND FOR ME THERE WAS NO WAY OUT AND IT WASN'T WARY LONG 'TILL I KNEW EXACTLY