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"Freeze, I'm Ma Baker, put your hands in the air" Freeze, I’m Ma Baker, put your hands in the air 00:00

"Gimme all your money" Give me all your money 00:03

This is the story of Ma Baker, the meanest cat This is the story of Ma Baker, the meanest woman 00:08

From old Chicago town From Chicago town 00:12

She was the meanest cat She was the meanest woman 00:41

In old Chicago town In Chicago town 00:43

She was the meanest cat She was the meanest woman 00:45

She really moved them down And she really moved them out 00:47

She had no heart at all She had no heart at all 00:49

No-no-no heart at all No-no-no heart at all 00:50

She was the meanest cat She was the meanest woman 00:52

Oh she was really tough Oh, she was real tough 00:54

She left her husband flat She left her hubby flat 00:56

He wasn't tough enough He wasn’t tough enough 00:58

She took her boys along She took her boys along 01:00

'Cause they were mean and strong 'Cause they were mean and strong 01:02

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:03

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:05

She taught her four sons She taught her four sons 01:06

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:07

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:08

To handle their guns To handle their guns 01:10

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:11

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:12

She never could cry She could never cry 01:13

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:15

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:16

But she knew how to die But she knew how to die 01:16

They left a trail of crime They left a trail of crime 01:32

Across the USA across the US 01:34

And when one boy was killed And when one boy was killed 01:36

She really made them pay She made them pay 01:38

She had no heart at all She had no heart at all 01:40

No-no-no heart at all No-no-no heart at all 01:41

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:43

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:45

She taught her four sons She taught her four sons 01:45

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:47

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:48

To handle their guns To handle their guns 01:49

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:51

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:52

She never could cry She could never cry 01:53

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 01:55

Ma Baker Ma Baker 01:56

But she knew how to die But she knew how to die 01:57

And met a man she liked She met a man she liked 02:01

She thought she'd stay with him Thought she’d stay with him 02:03

One day he formed with them One day he teamed up with them 02:05

They did away with him They took him out 02:07

She didn't care at all She didn’t care at all 02:08

Just didn't care at all Just didn’t care at all 02:10

"Here is special bulletin Here’s a special bulletin 02:14

Ma Baker is the FBI's most wanted woman Ma Baker’s wanted by the FBI 02:16

Her photo is hanging on every post office wall Her photo’s on every wall 02:20

If you have any information about this woman If you know where she is 02:23

Please contact your nearest police station" Contact your nearest police station 02:26

"Don't anybody move, the money or your lives" Nobody move, the money or your lives 02:42

One day they robbed a bank One day they robbed a bank 02:53

It was their last hooray That was their last run 02:55

The cops appeared too soon Cops showed up too soon 02:57

They couldn't get away They couldn’t get away 02:59

And all the loot they had And all their loot 03:01

It made them mighty mad Made them real mad 03:02

And so they shot it out So they fought it out 03:04

Ma Baker and her sons Ma Baker and her sons 03:06

They didn't want to hang Didn’t want to hang 03:08

They died with blazing guns Died with guns blazing 03:10

And so the story ends And that’s how the story ends 03:12

Of one who left no friends Of someone who left no friends 03:13

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:15

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:17

She taught her four sons She taught her four sons 03:18

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:19

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:20

To handle their guns To handle their guns 03:21

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:23

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:24

She never could cry She could never cry 03:25

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:27

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:28

But she knew how to die But she knew how to die 03:28

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:38

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:39

She taught her four sons She taught her four sons 03:40

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:40

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:40

To handle their guns To handle their guns 03:41

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:41

Ma Baker Ma Baker 03:41

She never could cry She could never cry 03:42

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma 03:42

Ma Baker But she knew how to die 03:42

But she knew how to die But she knew how to die 03:42

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Ma Baker – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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[English]

"Freeze, I'm Ma Baker, put your hands in the air"

Freeze, I’m Ma Baker, put your hands in the air

"Gimme all your money"

Give me all your money

This is the story of Ma Baker, the meanest cat

This is the story of Ma Baker, the meanest woman

From old Chicago town

From Chicago town

She was the meanest cat

She was the meanest woman

In old Chicago town

In Chicago town

She was the meanest cat

She was the meanest woman

She really moved them down

And she really moved them out

She had no heart at all

No-no-no heart at all

She was the meanest cat

She was the meanest woman

Oh she was really tough

Oh, she was real tough

She left her husband flat

She left her hubby flat

He wasn't tough enough

He wasn’t tough enough

She took her boys along

'Cause they were mean and strong

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She taught her four sons

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

To handle their guns

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She never could cry

She could never cry

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

But she knew how to die

They left a trail of crime

Across the USA

across the US

And when one boy was killed

She really made them pay

She made them pay

She had no heart at all

No-no-no heart at all

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She taught her four sons

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

To handle their guns

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She never could cry

She could never cry

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

But she knew how to die

And met a man she liked

She met a man she liked

She thought she'd stay with him

Thought she’d stay with him

One day he formed with them

One day he teamed up with them

They did away with him

They took him out

She didn't care at all

She didn’t care at all

Just didn't care at all

Just didn’t care at all

"Here is special bulletin

Here’s a special bulletin

Ma Baker is the FBI's most wanted woman

Ma Baker’s wanted by the FBI

Her photo is hanging on every post office wall

Her photo’s on every wall

If you have any information about this woman

If you know where she is

Please contact your nearest police station"

Contact your nearest police station

"Don't anybody move, the money or your lives"

Nobody move, the money or your lives

One day they robbed a bank

It was their last hooray

That was their last run

The cops appeared too soon

Cops showed up too soon

They couldn't get away

They couldn’t get away

And all the loot they had

And all their loot

It made them mighty mad

Made them real mad

And so they shot it out

So they fought it out

Ma Baker and her sons

They didn't want to hang

Didn’t want to hang

They died with blazing guns

Died with guns blazing

And so the story ends

And that’s how the story ends

Of one who left no friends

Of someone who left no friends

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She taught her four sons

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

To handle their guns

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She never could cry

She could never cry

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

But she knew how to die

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She taught her four sons

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

To handle their guns

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

She never could cry

She could never cry

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma

Ma Baker

But she knew how to die

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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
Baker /ˈbeɪ.kər/ A2	noun - a person who makes and sells bread and cakes
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange used to buy goods and services
cat /kæt/ A1	noun - a small domesticated carnivorous mammal
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - an act that is against the law
guns /ɡʌnz/ B1	noun - firearms, especially handguns
tough /tʌf/ B2	adjective - strong enough to withstand adverse conditions
trail /treɪl/ B2	noun - a path or track made by the passage of people or animals
robbed /rɒbd/ B1	verb - to take property unlawfully from a person or place
knew /njuː/ A2	verb - to have knowledge of something
made /meɪd/ A2	verb - to create or construct something
pay /peɪ/ A1	verb - to give money in exchange for goods or services
left /lɛft/ A2	verb - to allow something to remain in a place
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A1	noun - a narrative, either true or fictitious
sons /sʌnz/ A1	noun - male children
along /əˈlɔːŋ/ A2	adverb - moving in a constant direction on (a path)

Key Grammar Structures

Freeze, I'm Ma Baker, put your hands in the air

➔ Imperative mood

➔ The phrase "Freeze" is an example of an imperative, which gives a command.
She was the meanest cat

➔ Past simple tense

➔ The use of "was" indicates that the action or state occurred in the past.
She had no heart at all

➔ Negative form

➔ The phrase "had no heart" uses a negative form to express the absence of something.
She taught her four sons

➔ Past simple tense

➔ The verb "taught" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action.
They left a trail of crime

➔ Past simple tense

➔ The phrase "left a trail" indicates a completed action in the past.
If you have any information about this woman

➔ Conditional sentence

➔ The phrase uses a conditional structure to express a possibility.
They didn't want to hang

➔ Negative form

➔ The phrase "didn't want" uses a negative form to express a lack of desire.