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My uncle claude was my favorite uncle he was also my godfather. he and i were really, really close. he used to take me to see cowboy movies all the time when i was a little boy because i loved cowboy movies. he got a cowboy name for me, which was smokey joe. so from the time i was three years old if people asked me what my name was i didn't tell them my name was william, i told them my name was smokey joe.
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My Uncle Claude Was My Favorite Uncle

Smokey Robinson
My uncle claude was my favorite uncle he was also my godfather. he and i were really, really close. he used to take me to see cowboy movies all the time when i was a little boy because i loved cowboy movies. he got a cowboy name for me, which was smokey joe. so from the time i was three years old if people asked me what my name was i didn't tell them my name was william, i told them my name was smokey joe.
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