Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Now our little boy came
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up to his mom
In the kitchen this evenin' while
And he handed her a piece of paper
he'd been writin' on
And after wipin' her hands
on her apron
it said.
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Verse 2
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For mowin' the lawn, five dollars
An' playin' with little brother while you went shoppin',
Verse 3
twenty- five cents.
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And for rakin' the yard, two dollars
Total owed, fourteen seventy- five.
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him standin' there expectantly
flashing through her mind
And so she picked up the pen,
and turnin' the paper over
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This is what she wrote.
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nine months I carried you growin' inside me,
For the nights I've sat up with you
Doctored you, and prayed for you,
no charge
For the time and the tears
the years, there's no charge
And when you add it all up
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The full cost of my love is no charge.
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filled with dread
And all the worries ahead, no charge
For advice and the knowledge
And the cost of your
college, no charge
and even for wipin' your nose
And when you add it all up
The full cost of my love is,
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Well, when he finished readin'
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He had great big old tears in his eyes
her standing there and said
Mama, I sure do love you
Then he took the pen,
And in great big letters
He wrote PAID IN FULL.
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add it all up
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