AIN'T NO CHIMNEYS IN THE PROJECTS

When I was a child, I used to wonder
How Santa put my toys under the tree
I said, "Momma, can you tell me how this can be
When there ain't no chimneys in the projects?"

(Ain't no chimneys in the projects) not in the ghetto
Not in the projects
(Ain't no chimneys in the projects) no

Momma sat me down and said, "Baby (baby)
Santa Claus does magic things
As soon as you're asleep, a chimney will appear
And in the morning you will see all he brings"
Don't you worry that their ain't no chimneys in the projects

(Ain't no chimneys in the projects) not in the ghetto
Not in the projects
(Ain't no chimneys in the projects) no, no

Now I'm all grown, and I see (and I see)
It was the Santa who got that magic down (ooh)
Momma now I know you were the one
There ain't no chimneys (ain't no chimneys)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
No, no, no

(Ain't no chimneys in the projects) In the projects
(Ain't no chimneys in the projects) not in the ghetto
Ain't no chimneys in the projects (ain't no chimneys in the projects, not in the ghetto)

Momma was the one (ain't no chimneys in the projects, not in the ghetto)
It was momma, momma, momma (ain't no chimneys in the projects, not in the ghetto)