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cry cry baby

from 333 by d'bi.

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about growing up working class with a loving and supportive mother

lyrics

mama used to say to me
cry cry baby moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed caz
when you wake up in di morning everyting…

mama I cyaan rememba what yuh used to seh to me
cry cry baby moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed caz
when you wake up in di morning…

mama I woke up dis morning and still saw you
hurrying and scurrying trying to mek it to work before six a clock
I watch as yuh hands move in confusion
you prepare breakfast lunch and dinner
time no longah on your side
yuh haffi mek a stride right off to slave labor
mama what time did you wake up dis morning
to mek sure dat everyting was right
yuh get any sleep last night mama

mama used to say to me
cry cry baby moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed caz
when you wake up in di morning everyting…

mama I saw you in di corner trying to hide dem tears
you fear I know mama
dat yuh dawtha will breed
and yuh son turn tief before fifteen
yuh try to protect us from di ghetto life di ghetto life
but di ghetto life is worth living
becaz it makes you a stronger person
mama it made you stronger it made you stronger

mama used to say to me
cry cry baby moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed caz
when you wake up in di morning…

mama di kids were mean to me today
they teased mi again at school today
they called me a monkey again today
and they said I was ugly again today

mama why do the neighbors say you weren’t married to my faada
and why do they call me an illegitimate dawtah
and mama is it a crime to be a single moddah
and was I really a gift from di creator
mama mama mama mama

mama used to say to me
cry cry baby moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed caz
when you wake up in di morning…

when will there come a time
for the sun to shine on your beautiful face
and put all a di inequity workers inna dem place
mama I don’t want to be ashamed of being poor
and you should not be ashamed of being poor
caz is not a crime inna disya time
being poor is not a crime
being poor is not a crime
being poor is not a crime

when you wake up in the morning
when you wake up in the morning
when you wake up in the morning

I remembah
I remembah
I remembha what my mama used to say
my mama used to say to me
cry cry baby
moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed
caz when you wake up in di morning
everytinng is gonna be alright
everyting is gonna be alright
everting is gonna be alright

mama I remembah
mama I remembah
mama I remembah

mama used to say to me
cry cry baby moonshine darling
dry up yuh tears and go to yuh bed caz
when you wake up in di morning…
every likkle ting is gonna be is gonna be is gonna be
alright
mama good night

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from 333, released September 23, 2023
cry cry baby
lyrics & vocals by d’bi.young anitafrika
produced & arranged by jakofire pro

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d'bi. is a global dub poet jamaican-dancehall-diva-womxnist-warrior-chanting-conscious-fyah on the mic. their lyricism stems from the socio-political genre of dub poetry fused with dancehall reggae, hiphop, punk rock, blues & performance art; producing a pepperpot of theatricality that crosses cultural boundaries, reconfigures social norms & inspires r/evolution. ... more

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