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'Be yourself. Be proud. Sing your song. Sing it loud!'
A folky-Celtic dance tune to help you to be yourself!

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Once upon a time when I was one or two or three
I was feeling sad and blue, so my mother came to me
And she said some words that she thought might help
‘If you want to be somebody, be yourself’.

At school I found some people that I wanted to be
Bigger kids and smarter kids and I copied them for me
Then the teacher spoke, and it struck me like a bell
‘If you want to be somebody, be yourself’.

Be yourself … Be proud … Sing your song … Sing it loud!

If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
There’s a story deep inside that only you can tell.
So, if you want to be somebody, be yourself.

I tried and tried to be myself but in reality
I couldn’t work out who was who and who was really me
I remembered then what my mother had to tell
‘If you want to be somebody, be yourself’.

[stabs] Now I’m myself in the morning, in the afternoon and night
When I’m reading, when I’m writing, when I’m riding on my bike
It’s a life-long job but I’m doing very well.
So,if you want to be somebody, be yourself.

Be yourself … Be proud … Sing your song … Sing it loud!

If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
There’s a story deep inside that only you can tell.
So, if you want to be somebody, be yourself.

If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
There’s a story deep inside that only you can tell.
So, if you want to be somebody, be yourself.

If you want to be somebody, be yourself.
If you want to be somebody, be yourself.

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from We Made It!, released October 1, 2023
Word and music by Liam Maloy

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