“Keep My Head High”

Jeannine Otis and YAKO 440 (Kiriakos Prodis) describe the process of writing, "Keep My Head High" as an alternative for "Dandy Jim from Caroline" for the Know Better Do Better Project.

Jeannine Otis and Kiriakos "YAKO 440" Prodis perform "Keep My Head High", an alternative for “Dandy Jim from Caroline“ (published 1843 by C. G. Christman, New York)
Written for the Know Better Do Better Project

“Keep My Head High”
© 2021 Jeannine Otis, JeannineOtis.com
Permission granted by the composer to be used for personal and educational purposes.

As I live and breathe and survive each day
There’s a little rhyme that I say
It’s just simple …..but it gets me through ..
Yeah…We’ve all seen rough waters so I ‘m sharing it with you
To hold it down and keep moving along
I just repeat this ‘ almost” song

KEEP MY HEAD HIGH
CLEAR MY MIND
AND LET MY LIGHT
ALL OF IT SHINE

When I dress myself up from head to toe,
It’s just another cover unless I go
inside and check if I’m feeling right
Feeling the connection to my light…
To hold it down and keep moving along
I just repeat this almost song

KEEP MY HEAD
HIGH CLEAR MY MIND
AND LET MY LIGHT
ALL OF IT SHINE

We all love and love to be loved
Love justice, hope and gifts from above
Let’s celebrate life in all we do
And never hide the light YOU
To hold it down and keep moving along
I just repeat this ‘almost” song

KEEP MY HEAD HIGH
CLEAR MY MIND
AND LET MY LIGHT
ALL OF IT SHINE