Head Held High (Early Version) The Velvet Underground

My mama told me
Ever since I was seven
Hold your head up high
My parents told my
Ever since I was eleven
"Hold your head up high."
They said the answer
Was to become a dancer
Hold your head high
Oh, just like I figured
They're always disfigured
With their heads up high

Now I'm older
I'm getting so much bolder
With my head up high
Oh, as I figured
Just like I figured
Since your head's up high, baby
Oh, just like I figured
You know, they was disfigured
Hold your head up high
You know, they says the answer
Was to become a dancer
Hold your head high, boy