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	Current version of Janis Ian Lyrics And I Did, Ma (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/j/janis-ian/and-i-did-ma/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Janis Ian Lyrics And I Did, Ma (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/j/janis-ian/and-i-did-ma/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
	(Toot-toot, toot-toot, toot-toot,)						(Toot-toot, toot-toot, toot-toot,)
	(Toot-toot, toot-toot, toot-toot.)						(Toot-toot, toot-toot, toot-toot.)
	My mother, she told me,						My mother, she told me,
	To stay away from boys.						To stay away from boys.
	And I did, ma.						And I did, ma.
	And I did, ma.						And I did, ma.
	You can enjoy yourself,						You can enjoy yourself,
	Home with your toys.						Home with your toys.
	And I did, ma.						And I did, ma.
	And I did.						And I did.
	Ah, but I was lonely,						Ah, but I was lonely,
	Never had a boyfriend.						Never had a boyfriend.
	I was lonely,						I was lonely,
	Oh, so lonely.						Oh, so lonely.
	And then I found out,						And then I found out,
1	Boys were different from men.						Toys were different from men.	1
	There's a difference,						There's a difference,
	Yes, there is, ma.						Yes, there is, ma.
	I married young,						I married young,
	To a man of the plains.						To a man of the plains.
	I was happy,						I was happy,
	Oh, so happy.						Oh, so happy.
	But as the time passed,						But as the time passed,
	He brought me only pain.						He brought me only pain.
	I remembered what						I remembered what
	Your mother had said.						Your mother had said.
	Oh, yeah.						Oh, yeah.
	(Too-toot.)						(Too-toot.)
	[Janis starts laughing but tries to sing.]						[Janis starts laughing but tries to sing.]
	Take out [Laughing]						Take out [Laughing]
	[Laughing] cards.						[Laughing] cards.
	Choose the best of the lady.						Choose the best of the lady.
	Take in your hand,						Take in your hand,
	The queen of the heart.						The queen of the heart.
	And listen to what						And listen to what
	She will say.						She will say.
	[Instrumental break featuring the slide-whistle.]						[Instrumental break featuring the slide-whistle.]
	[Janis laughs, someone else laughs.]						[Janis laughs, someone else laughs.]
	[Janis:] Wait, wait, wait.						[Janis:] Wait, wait, wait.
	[Janis plays something on the piano and then more slide-whistle.]						[Janis plays something on the piano and then more slide-whistle.]
	I left my husband,						I left my husband,
	And I made it back home.						And I made it back home.
	I was happy, oh, yeah.						I was happy, oh, yeah.
	Oh, so happy.						Oh, so happy.
	I have all my toys,						I have all my toys,
	So I don't feel alone.						So I don't feel alone.
	I'm a good kid.						I'm a good kid.
	Yes, I am, ma.						Yes, I am, ma.
	And every night						And every night
	When I say my prayers,						When I say my prayers,
	I remember what was						I remember what was
	Said by the cards.						Said by the cards.
	She-bop she-bop.						She-bop she-bop.
	I followed her warning,						I followed her warning,
	And I thank her for being						And I thank her for being
	My mother,						My mother,
	The queen of my heart.						The queen of my heart.
	[More slide-whistle and some snickering to end.]						[More slide-whistle and some snickering to end.]
	[AND I DID, MA]						[AND I DID, MA]
	[Written by: Janis Ian						[Written by: Janis Ian
	Performed by: Janis Ian-1968						Performed by: Janis Ian-1968
	Appears on: For All the Seasons of Your Mind-1967 & Society's Child:						Appears on: For All the Seasons of Your Mind-1967 & Society's Child:
	The Verve Recordings-1995[1].]						The Verve Recordings-1995[1].]
	[1]Transcribed from the track on this album.]						[1]Transcribed from the track on this album.]
	[Copyright © Janis Ian/her co-writer(s) if any/their publisher(s).						[Copyright © Janis Ian/her co-writer(s) if any/their publisher(s).
	All rights reserved.]						All rights reserved.]

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