You've come a long way baby
From welfare and foodstamp lines
You're movin' on up
And leavin' poverty behind
You've had a good education
You've seen the best of the schools
But when you take a drink
The ghetto comes out of you
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
But I could not get that ghetto out of you
You're a foxy lady
Your mama had a beautiful child
You're built like a brick house
And that's no lie
When we go to the disco
You drive the fellas wild
When you shake your booty
Ghetto-style
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
But I could not get that ghetto out of you
You're a hunk of raw sugar
You got some real sweet hips
Your love - your love - your love
Is like a honey drip
Your roots are in the mean streets
That'll never change
Ghetto mama
Stay the same
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
But I could not get that ghetto out of you
Ghetto mama
Don't you change
Ghetto mama
Stay the same
From welfare and foodstamp lines
You're movin' on up
And leavin' poverty behind
You've had a good education
You've seen the best of the schools
But when you take a drink
The ghetto comes out of you
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
But I could not get that ghetto out of you
You're a foxy lady
Your mama had a beautiful child
You're built like a brick house
And that's no lie
When we go to the disco
You drive the fellas wild
When you shake your booty
Ghetto-style
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
But I could not get that ghetto out of you
You're a hunk of raw sugar
You got some real sweet hips
Your love - your love - your love
Is like a honey drip
Your roots are in the mean streets
That'll never change
Ghetto mama
Stay the same
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
I took you out of the ghetto
But I could not get that ghetto out of you
Ghetto mama
Don't you change
Ghetto mama
Stay the same