Mind That Child chords by Never The Bride

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Verse 1
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Johnny Mocha's
always late for school
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He couldn't read but he's
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nobody's fool
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Time and time again
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he'd break the rules
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And who cares when he swears?
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Michelle Tong was always giving in
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She couldn't fight so she could never win
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She stays in bed all day
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and drinks her gin
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And who buys when she cries?
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No smoke, no fire, mind that child
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You've got to teach him well,
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keep him together
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No fire, no easy child
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You gotta teach her well,
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keep her together
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And you, baby, where did you go wrong
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Knew the tune but couldn't sing the song
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I hope you've found some place
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where you be long
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Good night, you sleep tight
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No smoke, no fire, mind that child
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You gotta teach him well,
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keep him together
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No fire, mind that child
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You got to teach her well,
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keep her together
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You can't change the way he walks
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You can't change the way she talks
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But you can't change them for another
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Sister or a brother
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No smoke, no fire
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My bad child
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You gotta teach him well
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Keep him together
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No fire
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My bad child
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You've got to teach her well,
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keep her together
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Teach them well, keep them together you