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"Hush, Little Baby" is transformed into encouragement to get out there and make your voice heard. From aunts everywhere to the nieces and nephews they adore.
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"Hush, Little Baby" is transformed into encouragement to get out there and make your voice heard. From aunts everywhere to the nieces and nephews they adore.
Transcript
Sing, little darling, raise your voice.
Life is gonna give you a great big choice.
And if that choice turns your mood black,
Auntie’s gonna tell you “Don’t look back.”
But if it’s hard to break away,
Auntie’s gonna make you face the day.
But if that day makes you feel like a jerk,
Auntie’s gonna tell you to get to work.
And if that work don’t make you smile,
Auntie’s gonna tell you to “get some style.”
And if that style makes you feel like a nut,
Auntie’s gonna have to kick your butt.
And if that kick don’t make you smart,
She’s gonna make you sing with all your heart.
Cuz even if your song goes flat,
Auntie’s gonna love you despite all that.
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Kids would probably prefer automobiles and tuition payments from their aunts, but don’t you think a song is really so much better? This little number reminds us that folk songs belong the the folk and that rapsters don’t have a corner on rhymes.
OUTRO:
