Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Ooh, when I was just a little boy, when I didn't know
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My daddy put me on his knee, and showed me the way to go
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He said "C# woman will do her best, to make a fool out of you
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So, be a man and stand the test, and see what you can do"
[Chorus]
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I'm glad I am born a man
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I'm glad I am born a man
[Verse 2]
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If you got what it takes my boy, you can always choose
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Work it out before it's too late my boy, make sure you never lose
[Chorus]
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I'm glad I am born a man
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I'm glad I am born a man
[Bridge]
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Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
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Born a man, born a man, born a man I'm a, born a man I'm a
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Born a man I'm a, born a man I'm a, born a man I'm a, un-hun
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Every woman wants her man, to live and learn on her land
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Where I go, baby you go, arrangement, man and wife
[Chorus]
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I'm glad I am born a man
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I'm glad I am born a man, ooh yea, ooh yea
[Outro]
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Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
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Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
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Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
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Born a man, born a man, well, born a man
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, well