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mother
i love the dear silver that shines in
your hair
and the brow that's all furl
and wrinkled with care
i kissed the dear finger so tall one for
me
oh god bless you and keep you
dear mother
bates
doesn't scan does it norman
but
a lot of around here doesn't
what are you doing with my mother
don't you mean mommy
you did a nice job on her norman
fresh is the day she was croaked
why
just looking out for you norman
and yourself oh i have ambitions dreams
but dreams don't come cheap these days
i mean i could have turned mama over to
the cops this afternoon but all that
would have gotten me was a pet on the
back for doing my civic duty
girl reporter
she would have shelled out a few bucks
but then she would take the lie and
share the credit and parlay that into a
five-figure salary
and a big news job
that's fine for her dreams but what
about mine
no
i figure mama's greatest value to me
isn't her value to you i don't have that
kind of money don't cry poor to me norm
with that big piece of real estate up in
the hill in this thriving business why
if things got tight you could just sell
an acre
yeah
please duke
i want my mother back
take her
you know what i want
and you know what i'll do if i don't get
it
i know
i'm gonna kill you you little freak
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you think i'm stupid duke
even if i gave you money you'd still
tell on mother and no one must know
about her or what she's done
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you