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It's the Hard Knock Life

"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 mistreated by Miss Hannigan.

Cover versions
• The song is sampled in the Jay-Z song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". The Jay-Z version is parodied in the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember. • The song is sampled in the Lil' Romeo track "We Can Make It Right" from his second album Game Time. • Play covered the song in 2004 for their third studio album ''Don't Stop the Music which was later featured on the 20th Anniversary DVD release of Annie''. • The song is interpolated in the chorus of Lukas Graham's 2014 single "Mama Said". ==References==
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