Obama Rap Song Taught to School Children

At a time when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools has faced significant scrutiny, several adults at B. Bernice Young Elementary in Burlington Township, NJ thought nothing of coaching a group of school kids in their performance of an Obama rap song.  The woman who videotaped the students is Charisse Carney-Nunes, author of the children's book I Am Barack Obama.  The book's cover is displayed on the easel to the left of the students in the video. The footage landed on YouTube earlier this month.  Due to the quality of the audio, certain portions of the Obama rap song video are hard to hear.  We deciphered the lyrics and posted them in transcript format below.

A second song telling the President "you are number one!" follows the rap.  We deciphered what we could.  The lyrics are posted below.

Watch the video of the school children singing the Obama rap song:

Obama Rap Song Video Transcript:

Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Barack Hussein Obama

He said we all must lend a hand
To make this country strong again
Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Barack Hussein Obama

He said we must be fair today
Equal work means equal pay,
Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Barack Hussein Obama

He said we all must take a stand
To make sure everyone gets a chance
Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Barack Hussein Obama

He said red, yellow, black or white
All are equal in his sight
Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Barack Hussein Obama

Yes!
Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Barack Hussein Obama

Partial Transcript of the Second Song:

Hello Mr. President
We honor you today
For all your great accomplishments,
We all must say hooray

Hooray Mr. President
You are number one
The first black American
To lead this nation

Hooray Mr. President
We honor your big plans
To make this nation's economy
Number one again

Hooray Mr. President
We're really proud of you
And stand for all Americans
Under the great red, white and blue

... So here's a hearty hip-hooray ...

Hip hip hooray!
Hip hip hooray!
Hip hip hooray!