Childish Gambino’s Grammy-winning hit “Redbone” took the singer to new heights, and now a father and daughter duo have used it to sell Girl Scout cookies. Seymore Harrison Jr. and his daughter Charity Joy recently went viral thanks to a Facebook video of them performing their own rendition of the song, earning nearly 3 million views to date.
On their version, Charity and her father name off the different types of Girl Scout cookies which she has available:
Thin Mints
You wanna order some before it’s too late
We also got Trefoils and they taste great
Tagalongs will make you feel fine
Samoas
Are coconut cookies with caramel
You want to get them now
‘Cause they’re gonna to sell
I promise they’ll be worth your time
According to ABC News, the viral video helped Charity surpass her original goal of 1,300 boxes of cookies. As of Friday morning, she was only 800 boxes away from her second goal of 2,500 boxes. Watch it on Facebook here.
The original song, on the other hand, addresses heartbreak:
Daylight
I wake up feeling like you won’t play right
I used to know, but now that shit don’t feel right
It made me put away my pride
So long
You made a nigga wait for some, so long
You make it hard for boy like that to go on
Producer Ludwig Göransson broke down the composition and structure of “Redbone” for Genius' Deconstructed series:
“Redbone” is Childish Gambino’s highest-charting single to date, peaking at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 1 on the Adult R&B Songs chart. It received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Traditional R&B Performance, taking home an award in the latter category.
Read all the lyrics to Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” on Genius now.
