Babe it Ain't No Lie

Babe It Ain’t No Lie was written by Elizabeth Cotten, the female African American finger-picking phenomenon, when she was 11 years old (the same age as Uma!). Elizabeth’s neighbor told Elizabeth’s mom a lie about her, and she was then punished for something she didn’t do. She wrote this song that her neighbor then heard and said “ oh that’s a nice song.” Elizabeth simply said thank you and didn’t tell her that it was about her.