Beautiful Child
Archie Roach * Track #8 On Charcoal Lane
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Beautiful Child by Archie Roach
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The overarching sentiment of “Beautiful Child” lies with the American history with racial discrimination towards non-white Americans during the 1970’s. They were often described as rather “dangerous” and “deserved to be locked away”.
Archie Roach attempts to subvert this overall statement by reiter...
Beautiful Child Lyrics
Oh my beautiful child
My beautiful child
The brightest of stars
Couldn't match us with smiles
But he grew up too soon
From beyond your young years
Now all that reminds
Is your memory indeed
You were always divine
And they put you through hound\hell
And they locked you away
In a dark lonely cell
But you weren't really bad (bade)
Just a little bit wild
Now they'll hound you no more
Oh my beautiful child
Dun dun din dun dun ohhhohhhohh
Beautiful beautiful child
Now you are free
Free from this heart aching pain and mesuree (mes-ooh-rhee)
We're never no more body that day
Some said you smile
And iI wish iI was with you right now
My beautiful child
You've been locked up before
But you've always came back
You learn't how to fight
And you fought all your life
No you didn't fail
But you deserve better
Than to die on someday
Ooh
Beautiful beautiful child
Now you oh free
Free from this heart aching pain and mes-oooh-rheeeee
We're never no more body that day
Some said you smarrr
And iI wish iI was with you right now
My beautiful child
And iI wish iI was with you right now
My beautiful child
Beautiful Child Q&A
What did Archie Roach say about "Beautiful Child"?
The title ‘Beautiful Child’ comes from a quote of a mother who’s teenage son died while in custody in Australia in the 1980’s.