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Friday, September 25, 2009

Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee




Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee:

"That month, a group of smiley and fidgety students at B. Bernice Young School sang a medley of two short songs at an assembly praising the president. The first song begins, 'Mmm, mmm, mmm, Barack Hussein Obama/He said that all must lend a hand/To make this country strong again.'

The second one was set to 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic,' and included the refrain, 'Hooray, Mr. President.'"




Lyrics to the Pro-Barack Obama Song sung by school children in Burlington, New Jersey. Video of the children singing the song was released on YouTube recently. The Drudge Report and other media outlets focused on the video today.




Lyrics to School Children’s Song to Obama
Mm, mmm, mm!Barack Hussein Obama
He said that all must lend a handTo make this country strong againMmm, mmm, mm!Barack Hussein Obama
He said we must be fair todayEqual work means equal payMmm, mmm, mm!Barack Hussein Obama
He said that we must take a standTo make sure everyone gets a chanceMmm, mmm, mm!Barack Hussein Obama
He said red, yellow, black or whiteAll are equal in his sightMmm, mmm, mm!Barack Hussein Obama
Yes!Mmm, mmm, mmBarack Hussein Obama
Song 2:Hello, Mr. President we honor you today!For all your great accomplishments, we all doth say “hooray!”
Hooray, Mr. President! You’re number one!The first black American to lead this great nation!
Hooray, Mr. President we honor your great plansTo make this country’s economy number one again!
Hooray Mr. President, we’re really proud of you!And we stand for all Americans under the great Red, White, and Blue!
So continue —- Mr. President we know you’ll do the trickSo here’s a hearty hip-hooray —-
Hip, hip hooray!Hip, hip hooray!Hip, hip hooray!