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Mama Courtney by Robert Mizzell
CI remember as a baby barely one Fyear old When I Cfirst met Mama Courtney with her Gheart of gold I dCidn’t know away back theFn how she’d influence me And I Cthank Mama Courtney for the Gman I grew to Cbe
CMy mother lost her way in life Mama FCourtney took me in She became Cmy foster Mother and Gmy best friend She’Cd drive us kids around the town in Fa big black ghost mobile To this Cday I still remember how Ggood she made us Cfeel
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There are Fmany children in this world who Csuffer hurt and shame I thank Fall the Mama Courtney’s whCo took away theiGr pain God Cworks in mysterious ways I beFlieve this is true Though she Chad no children of her own she Gfostered 3C2
CBlackie was her husband he Fdrove a pick-up truck He Cworked at the power station to Gearn an honest buck At Cweekends he go hunting Gsquirrels up in Arkinsaw C And every night when he tGucked us in we wouCld call him Pa
CUs kids are all now grown up and Fgone our separate ways I look Cback on my childhood with Gmany happy days And when CI go back to Sri-Port I place Fflowers on her grave And I Cthank Mama Courtney for all Gus kids that she Csaved
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