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The chorus for this song is inspired by the music of Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, which was written in response to poverty in Haiti that Marley witnessed first-hand.
I began to sing a mom-version of the chorus of this song when I would try to dress my son when he was almost a year and older. It was always so challenging to get all these little clothing pieces on. I’d be sweating by the time I was done. We have one of those cube-ottomans in his room and I would have him stand up and hold on to that so I could put on his pants. It helped a lot when I could prop him up! I would sing, “Get uppsy daisy! Stand up! Stand up for your baby rights!” Singing helped me especially when I was having to rush to get him dressed. The rest of the lyrics describe getting my son dressed – his little feet disappearing into his pants and then popping out at the bottoms of his pant legs. Probably, one thousand times, I have turned him in to a little merman by putting two legs in one pants hole . . . I should write a song about that, too.
Chris also turned to Walking on the Moon by Sting for further inspiration for our song, and to Carlos Santana for inspiration for the awesome outro. Taylor Sherman, my dear husband, plays bass on this one. Meleah, Charlie, and Nina Gibson and Kaden Sherman all sing on the outro.
lyrics
Baby Rights Chorus x2
Get upsy-daisy
Stand up!
For baby rights
Stand up!
Get upsy-daisy
Feet in
Pants go up all right
Feet out!
First we hide the feet
Where did they go, oh no
Pants are o’er your toes
Only mama knows
But they are safe and sound
But where did they go?
Then they pop out
All ten toes
Time to sing again!
Baby Rights Chorus x2
Everyone knows you get
What you want to get
But they may not know
Of the special entitlement
To you and your baby
Friends
It is called
the Baby Bill of Rights
And it goes like this . . .
You get fed what you want
You cry for attention and it’s okay
You can spit up anywhere
Even on mama and dada
You are always cute
No matter what
And everyone loves you . . . especially your cute butt
You are the universe
The air, water, matter, and fire
You are loved and desired
You are loved, You are loved, You are loved
. . . oooohhhh . . . upsy daisy!
Mary Beth Abel/vocals
Taylor Sherman/bass guitar
Chris Gibson/guitars, organ, and drums sequencing
Meleah, Charlie, and Nina Gibson & Kaden Sherman/backup vocals
Song inspirations/Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh & Walking on the Moon by Sting
Licensed Content (363979):
Get Up, Stand Up
By Bob Marley and Peter Tosh
Copyright Reservoir 416, Embassy Music Corporation, Kobalt Music Pub America I o/b/o Odnil Music Ltd, and Kobalt Music Pub America I o/b/o Fifty Six Hope Road Music Ltd
Walking on the Moon
By Sting
Copyright EMI Blackwood Music Inc. o/b/o Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Mary Beth is a lyricist and singer. She had the ideas for each song, but Chris, with his gifts for playing and composing, brought Delightful Angst into its musical being.
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