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Šokci (Croatian: Šokci, Hungarian: Sokácok) are an ethnographic group of South Slavs who mainly identify as Croats. They are not considered a separate ethnicity in Croatia and elsewhere, while in Serbia they are. They have a distinct culture and tradition, differentiating them from other Croats. They live in various settlements along the Danube and Sava rivers in the historic regions of Slavonia, Baranja, Srem and western Bačka. These regions today span eastern Croatia, northern Serbia (the Vojvodina province), and southeastern Hungary.
Šokci are considered to be a native population of Slavonia and Syrmia in Croatia.
The origin of the first Šokci people is not completely clear. In the Early Middle Ages there was a toponym called Succi or Succus which had in ancient times divided the Illyrians from the Thracians in Pannonia.[citation needed]Matija Petar Katančić thought the Šokci to be descendants of the original Thracian tribes, but the prevalent opinion of modern scholars, based on etymology, is that they were Catholics who moved from the south, across the Sava from Bosnia, by the end of the Ottoman wars in Europe, as the Turks were retreating. The Šokci in Baranja are considered to be descendents of settlers from a mass migration of Croats from an area near Srebrenica, Bosnia into the region after the Ottoman retreat in the 18th century. Regardless of when exactly they settled there, Šokci are considered to be an indigenous Croatian population of Slavonia and Vojvodina, which distinguishes them from the majority of the present-day population of these regions who are descendants of latter settlers. The feeling of being indigenous rather than a settler is an important characteristic of the population.
im gonna strike while the irons hot tonight
you got somrthing you wanna talk about
well i got something i cant live without
here comes your night in shining armor again
and thats me baby
yes i know
im just like all the rest
and you know
ill never pass that test
yes i know
im just like all the rest
no-no-nobodys perfect ma-ma-mabe i come awfuly close
no-no-nobodys perfect
mabey its time to take off your clothes
take em off babe
go ahead
flip a coin is it heads or tails tonight
you cant bring this boy to his knees
i guess im guilty baby if you please
if im goin down in flames
baby im goin in style
oh yeah
yes i know
you hope were not all the same
and you know
im just playin the game
yes i know
im just like all the rest
no-no-nobodys perfect
ma-ma-mabey i come awfuly close
no-no-nobodys perfect