Cocoa butter.
Hot combs.
Wash your face.
Don’t get your church clothes *****
And Stay in a child’s place.
Make sure you have all A’s —
we don’t want stupid little girls.
Don’t walk with a switch,
you’re trying to be fast in the tail.
Don’t be around those boys —
I’m not raising no babies.
Do you think it’s cute
to not act like a lady?
And when we go out in public,
you better not show your ***
Comb that nappy-ass head.
Don’t forget the kitchen.
These are the things I had to learn.
Now it’s your time to listen.
Mar 4
Mar 4, 2026 at 10:19 AM UTC
Cocoa butter.
Hot combs.
Wash your face.
Don’t get your church clothes *****
And Stay in a child’s place.
Make sure you have all A’s —
we don’t want stupid little girls.
Don’t walk with a switch,
you’re trying to be fast in the tail.
Don’t be around those boys —
I’m not raising no babies.
Do you think it’s cute
to not act like a lady?
And when we go out in public,
you better not show your ***
Comb that nappy-ass head.
Don’t forget the kitchen.
These are the things I had to learn.
Now it’s your time to listen.
This is about the constant pressure that is placed on little black girls to be perfect in a society