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After Momma Gave Birth To Twelve Of Us Kids, We Put Her Up On A Pedestal. It Was Mostly To Keep Daddy Away From Her.

-Dolly Parton

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After Momma Gave Birth

Dolly Parton

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After Momma Gave Birth To Twelve Of Us Kids, We Put Her Up On A Pedestal. It Was Mostly To Keep Daddy Away From Her.

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