It's the Hard Knock Life is a song from the musical Annie with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin.
The song is sung by the eponymous protagonist, together with her fellow orphan girls, and is about how the girls are treated by Miss Hannigan.
"It's the Hard Knock Life" | |
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Song by Annie and Orphans | |
Published | 1977 |
Composer(s) | Charles Strouse |
Lyricist(s) | Martin Charnin |
In the 2014 film adaptation, the lyrics in the line "No one cares for you a smidge, when you're in an orphanage", have been changed to "no one cares for you a bit, when you're a foster kid". As well as the line "You'll stay up 'til this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler building", has been changed to "Make my bathroom shine, but don't touch my medicine cabinet". [citation needed]
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