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Give A Little : I take a Little I am the daughter of a sharecropper I am the real granddaughter of Netta I am the element of surprises Sadness and gladness is a part of my being I give a little, I take a little and I Pay the price and make the sacrifice: I am the daughter of a sharecropper, Back on the hills where the zephyr winds only Last, for a nanosecond: while Hiding away from the warm air: this young child survive: I am the daughter of a sharecropper, I sing the songs of the old calypsonians In memories of my ancestors as they Sings and mocked their slave masters Even beyond the grave: Sadness and gladness is a part of their memories I give a little, I take a little and I Pay the price and make the sacrifice, I have the scars to justified, the other man white lies: I felt the pain, in the cold rain, I am the daughter of a sharecropper, The granddaughter of Netta, The element of surprises, Here I am today still feuding with my choices that I have come to make...….
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Dec 17, 2018
Dec 17, 2018 at 11:07 AM UTC
Sadness And gladness Is A Part Of My Being
Give A Little : I take a Little I am the daughter of a sharecropper I am the real granddaughter of Netta I am the element of surprises Sadness and gladness is a part of my being I give a little, I take a little and I Pay the price and make the sacrifice: I am the daughter of a sharecropper, Back on the hills where the zephyr winds only Last, for a nanosecond: while Hiding away from the warm air: this young child survive: I am the daughter of a sharecropper, I sing the songs of the old calypsonians In memories of my ancestors as they Sings and mocked their slave masters Even beyond the grave: Sadness and gladness is a part of their memories I give a little, I take a little and I Pay the price and make the sacrifice, I have the scars to justified, the other man white lies: I felt the pain, in the cold rain, I am the daughter of a sharecropper, The granddaughter of Netta, The element of surprises, Here I am today still feuding with my choices that I have come to make...….
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Dec 17, 2018
Dec 17, 2018 at 11:07 AM UTC
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