AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE

DON'T BE FOOLED MY BROTHER

DON’T BE FOOLED MY BROTHER

NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY

IN SPITE OF ALL THIS EVIL

YOU’VE COME A LONG, LONG WAY

THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY COULD HOLD YOU DOWN

YOU SPIRIT AND YOU’RE WILL

BUT YOUR POWER COMES FROM FATHER GOD

YOU ARE THE STRONGEST STILL

YOU NEVER HAVE BEEN LAZY

400 YEARS YOU WORKED FOR FREE

YOU CARRIED THIS PLANET ON YOUR BACK

ATLAS WAS YOU AND ME

AND ACCORDING TO CALCULATIONS

YOU ARE BACK ON TRACK

GRABBED RACISM AND GREED BY THE COLLAR

AND SLUNG THEM OFF YOUR BACK

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I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

IT’S TIME TO LEAD AND TAKE DUE CREDIT

FOR THE THOUGHTS OF MY MIND AND HOW I SAID IT

ONE OF THE GIFTS GOD WILLED TO ME

IS TO CREATE MUSIC ENDLESSLY

I MADE THIS MUSIC FOR ALL TO ENJOY

LET THIS BE KNOWN CAUSE IT’S TRUE

BUT I WON'T LET IT BE CO-OPTED OR STOLEN

STILL  I’LL SHARE MY CREATIONS WITH YOU

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I AM AN AMERICAN OF HERITAGE BLACK

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

I CREATED ROCK AND ROLL, YES I AM THE KING

I’M LITTLE RICHARD, NOT ELVIS

I’M JACKIE WILSON, ELVIS LEARNED FROM ME

THE POWER OF MOVING HIS PELVIS

I’M OTIS BLACKWELL, YES I WRITE THE SONGS

LIKE RETURN T...

I FIGHT THE FIGHTS

They told me hate was over there

They said that we must fight it

They said no time for a debate

They said that we must right it

They said you sacrifice your life

They said your fight is noble

They said go spread equality

They said to spread it global

They said to go to Vietnam

They said they need a hand

They need our help to free themselves

They want freedom in the land

They said we must go to Iraq

They said injustice conquer

They told me we must fight this thing

They said to have no fear

...

REPARATIONS - DAMN RIGHT! THE MONEY'S STILL THERE

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY HAS GONE ANYWHERE

REPARATIONS, DAMN RIGHT!

THE MONEY’S STILL THERE

COPPER AND SILVER

AND PURE, PURE GOLD

NON-STOP LABOR

OF MY PEOPLE THEY STOLE

WALL STREET, NEW YORK

HAS OUR CASH IN IT’S HAND

FORT KNOX, TENNESSEE

HAS THE REST, UNDERSTAND?

WHITE BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT

GOT RICH OFF MY NATION

AND PASSED IT ON TO THEIR CHILDREN

IN THIS GENERATION

IT AIN’T LIKE THE MONEY

SAID “I’LL DISAPPEAR”<...

AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE

After all is said and done

I rely on you to carry me

Whether or not I've lost or won

Across this broad reality

I stand here humbled, fearless too

Experience has crafted me

I take refuge inside of you

Hoping I have been what I should be

You are the mountain upon which I stand

The valley in which I dwell                 

I turn around and you're the land

Where all my treasures are held

Everything I’ve ever known

And all that I have done

All my dreams you ...

Take My Hand And Walk With Me

Take my hand and walk with me

Brothers and sisters, to be free

March on to our destiny

Of greatness like before

Don’t be fooled by those of late

Who call your honorable struggle for freedom – hate

Even our own who want us to wait

For generations more

Reflect on those who came before us

Who refused to ride in the back of the bus

Who truly believed – in God we trust

Are more than just mere words

For justice speak with authority

Perceive the battle in front of thee

Don’t back down, stand like a tree!

Let...

Officer Friendly, Officer Deadly

WHEN HE'S IN HIS WHITE NEIGHBOR "HOOD"

HE'S KNOWN AS OFFICER FRIENDLY

WHEN HE'S IN OUR BLACK NEIGHBOR "HOOD"

HE'S KNOWN AS OFFICER DEADLY

AT HOME HE SEES A KID

PATS HIM ON THE HEAD FOR FUN

HE SEES OUR KIDS  AND BEATS THEM

ON THE HEAD WITH THE BUTT OF HIS GUN

AS OFFICER FRIENDLY HE'S ALL SMILES

WITH A CORDIAL ATTITUDE

AS OFFICER DEADLY HE'S ALL FROWNS

AND KNOWN FOR BEING RUDE

HE THINKS ABOUT BLACK AMERICANS HE'S SHOT

AND MURDERED WITH IMPUNITY

NO BIG DEAL, NO PROBLEM HE SAYS