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PERFORMING ARTISTS
J J Barrie
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harlan Howard
Composer
Lyrics
Now our little boy came up to his mum in the kitchen this evenin, While she was fixin' supper
And he handed her a piece of paper he'd been writin' on And after wipin' her hands on her apron She read it - and this is what it said
For mowin' the lawn - five dollars
For makin' my own bed this week - one dollar
And for goin' to the store - fifty cents
An' playin' with little brother, while you went shoppin' - twenty-five cents
Takin' out the trash - one dollar
Gettin' a good report card - five dollars
And for rakin' the yard - two dollars
Total owed - fourteen seventy-five
Well, as mum looked at him standin' there expectantly And I could see the mem'ries flashing through her mind
And so she picked up the pen, and turnin' the paper over This is what she wrote
For the nine months I carried you Growin' inside me - No charge
For the nights I've sat up with you Doctored you, and prayed for you - No charge
For the time and the tears That you've cost through the years, there's No charge
And when you add it all up The full cost of my love is No charge For the nights filled with dread
And all the worries ahead - No charge
For advice and the knowledge And the cost of your college - No charge
For the toys, food and clothes and even for wipin' your nose There's No charge,
son And when you add it all up The full cost of my love, is - No charge
Well, when he finished readin' He had great big old tears in his eyes And he looked up at her standing there and said Mama,
I sure do love you Then he took the pen, And in great big letters He wrote PAID IN FULL
Lord knows when you add it all up The cost of real love is - No charge
Writer(s): Harlan Howard
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