Free To Be You and Me movie - Parents Are People lyrics

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Song by Harry Belafonte and Marlo Thomas<br /><br>

Parents Are People - Free to Be You and Me<br>

[Performed by Harry Belafonte and Marlo Thomas]<br>

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Mommies are people, people with children<br>

When mommies were little, they used to be girls<br>

Like some of you, but then they grew<br>

And now mommies are women, women with children<br>

Busy with children, and things that they do<br>

There are a lot of things a lot of mommies can do<br>

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Some mommies are ranchers, or poetry makers<br>

Or doctors or teachers, or cleaners or bakers<br>

Some mommies drive taxis, or sing on TV<br>

Yeah, mommies can be almost anything they want to be<br>

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Well, they can't be grandfathers, or daddies<br>

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Daddies are people, people with children<br>

When daddies were little, they used to be boys<br>

Like some of you, but then they grew<br>

And now daddies are men, men with children<br>

Busy with children, and things that they do<br>

There are a lot of things a lot of daddies can do<br>

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Some daddies are writers, or grocery sellers<br>

Or painters or welders, or funny-joke tellers<br>

Some daddies play cello, or sail on the sea<br>

Yeah, daddies can be almost anything they want to be<br>

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They can't be grandmas or mommies<br>

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Parents are people - Parents are people<br>

People with children - People with children<br>

When parents were little, they used to be kids<br>

Like all of you, but then they grew<br>

And now parents are grown-ups - Parents are grown-ups<br>

Grown-ups with children - Grown-ups with children<br>

Busy with children, and things that they do<br>

There are a lot of things a lot of mommies<br>

And a lot of daddies, and a lot of parents can do<br>

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