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Bootsy Whitelaw

Tina Turner

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Bootsy Whitelaw

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Mama died when I was bornSo all I ever knew was my momI tell you that I, I never ever went to schoolMy mama told me all about street rulesMama told me everything aboutNot about Mr. Bootsey WhitelawHe was tall, big and tanI tell you he was a hell of a good looking thingBetween his eyes he had two frownHe never laugh or play aroundMama told me everything aboutBut not about Mr. Bootsey WhitelawBop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawBop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawMama told me everything aboutBut not about Mr. Bootsey WhitelawHe lived way up across townWomen love him, bop aroundOoh, I loved him right from the startI didn't even care if he broke my heartMama told me everything aboutBut not about Mr. Bootsey WhitelawSing along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawSing along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawMama told me everything aboutBut not about Bootsey WhitelawI beg and pose along'Cause I want him more this timeNobody promised me all alongHe told me that he could never be bad alongAnd so I smiled mama, what can I do?Well, she told me she love Mr. Bootsey tooBop along, bop along, all along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawBop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawMama told me everything aboutBut not about Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw[?] , bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawBop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey WhitelawMama told me everythingBut not about Bootsey Whitelaw
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