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Honey Child Let Me Tell Ya Bout This

This was a true story bout' this ole lady
and this baby who ain't hers you see cause'n its' white ya see
and she ain't she a mammie or a cook but to the honey child
she the baby mammie cauz' she more a moma to the honey child than the baby 
mama
mammie been in that honey child face every science she poped out of the white 
hefier and she wouldn' even feed her a bottle must less let her pull at her tit
honey child and mammie done got so close that white lady came back when 
honey child was house broke and talkin' and walkin'  and didn' even know that 
white hefier was even her mama she say mammie who dat lady and mammie say 
why honey child that white lady is yo mama and honey child say NO NO she ain't 
my mammie you is my mammie and mammie told honey child baby she gave 
birth to ya but you is right I is yo mammie and I will always be tha mammie so 
ya go younder and speak to ya mama now ok be respectful and mind yo manner 
like I done taught ya and don't make me have to tan ya hide ok honey child say 
yes ma'm mammie
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mehta Avatar
August 26, 2014 at 10:43 PM
Nice fun and good humor in this write, Congrats, Patricia
Walker  Avatar
August 26, 2014 at 12:44 PM
Well done for the contest Pat... Congratulations on such high marks... Verlena
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