Woman of the Ghetto

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I was born and raised in the ghetto

I was born and raised in the ghetto

I'm the woman of the ghetto

Listen to me, legislator

How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?

How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?

Feed one child and starve another?

Tell me, tell me, legislator

Now, how do you make your bread in the ghetto?

How do you make your bread in the ghetto?

Bake from the souls of the dead in the ghetto?

Is that your answer, legislator?

Break free, black, me

I am the woman of the ghetto

Strong, true, my eyes ain't blue

I am the woman of the ghetto

Now, how do we get rid of rats in the ghetto?

How do we get rid of rats in the ghetto?

Do we make one black and one white in the ghetto?

Is that your answer, legislator?

My children learn just the same as yours

Long as nobody tries to close the door

They cry with pain when the night is deep

They close their eyes when they want to sleep

I am the woman

I am the woman

I am the woman

I am the woman

I am the woman of the ghetto

I am the woman

I am the woman