It Takes A Village

What does it take for a baby girl to grow up good and strong?
 What does it take for a baby girl?
 What does it take for a baby boy to grow up full of love?
 What does it take for a baby boy?
 It takes a village
 It takes a village to raise
 It takes a village to raise a child
 It takes a village
 No one can do it alone
 It takes a village to raise a child
 And in the early years of life
 What does a newborn need to be whole to thrive in every way?
 In these crucial early years, when the brain is growing
 And the love for a lifetime takes hold
 It takes a village
 It takes a village to raise
 It takes a village to raise a child
 It takes a village
 No one can do it alone
 It takes a village to raise a child
 Not just parents' love, not just love of the family
 It takes all of this and more
 Not just teachers who care, not just the care of doctors
 It takes all of this and more
 How about the love of farmers?
 How about the business people?
 How about the people who pass the laws?
 How about the corner grocer?
 How about your next-door neighbor?
 It takes all of this and more
 It takes a village
 It takes a village to raise
 It takes a village to raise a child
 It takes a village
 No one can do it alone
 It takes a village to raise a child
 It takes a village
 It takes a village to raise
 It takes a village to raise a child