“Them that's got shall get
Them that's not shall lose”

God Bless The Child
Context: Them that's got shall get
Them that's not shall lose
So the Bible said and it still is news
Mama may have, Papa may have
But God bless the child that's got his own
That's got his own.

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American jazz singer and songwriter 1915–1959

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