BEN WALID

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I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

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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 TO SENDER, ALL SHOOK UP AND DON’T BE CRUEL

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE AND HANDY MAN ARE MINE

THIS WAS CONCEALED, IT’S BEEN REVEALED, RESPECT THIS TRUTH

I’M DEFORD BAILEY, I CREATED COUNTRY WITH A SMILE

“GRAND OLD OPRY” WAS COINED TO DEFINE MY COUNTRY . STYLE

AND I’M AN OLD BLACK GUITARIST, NOTHING COULD STOP ME

I TAUGHT HANK WILLIAMS TO PLAY GUITAR LIKE ME

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I AM LEADER, I AM THE CONDUCTOR

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

OUT OF MY MIND CAME THE CREATION OF THE BLUES

MY NAME IS JOHN LEE HOOKER AND BB KING

W. C. HANDY AND SUNNYLAND SLIM

WE ARE THE MASTERS, THIS IS OUR THING

THEN I TOOK LOVE SONGS THAT COULD MAKE YOU CRY

AND ADDED RHYTHM IN A WAY THAT I CHOOSE

THE INKSPOTS, THE DOOWOPS, THE TEMPTATIONS AND O’JAYS

WITH THE WORLD I SHARED RHYTHM AND BLUES

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I’M THE SOUND OF AMERICA, LISTEN TO ME

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

I TOOK A POEM AND ADDED A BEAT

THE LAST POETS, DOUGLAS FIVE BROUGHT RAP TO THE STREETS

AND THEN IT EVOLVED MY RAP CREATION

FROM CURTIS BLOW TO SNOOP DOGG, IT’S NOW A HIP HOP NATION

HEAVY METAL SOUNDS WILL ALWAYS LINGER

CRAZY KOOL SOUNDS FROM THE GUITAR

THEY WERE FIRST CREATED FROM JIMI HENDRIX’ FINGERS

THEY WERE CREATED FROM THIS BLACK MAN’S MIND POWER

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I’M A BLACK AMERICAN, I’M THE BANDMASTER

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

I AM THE TREE, THESE ARE SOME OF MY BRANCHES

I AM PROUD OF THE WAY THEY HAVE SPREAD

MY ROOTS HAVE TAKEN HOLD ALL AROUND THE PLANET

NO ONE ELSE WILL STEAL CREDIT INSTEAD

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY JOHN AND DAN

LISTEN AND YOU’LL UNDERSTAND

MY NAME IS SAM AND MY NAME IS DAVE

I AM THE ORIGINAL SOUL MAN

I AM DUKE ELLINGTON, WYNTON MARSALIS

DIZZIE GILLESPIE AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG

I CREATED AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

IT’S CALLED JAZZ AND THE WORLD HEARS MY SONG

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I AM THE SOURCE, LISTEN TO ME

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

SWING IS MY THING CAUSE I WANTED TO DANCE

SO I PUT NOTES IN ORDER AND PLAYED THEM

MATHMATICAL EQUATIONS OF ABSOLUTE BEAUTY

TURNED INTO MUSICAL GEMS

COUNTER POINT IN A JOINT SITTING AT A PIANO

SCOTT JOPLIN AND EUBIE BLACK COME TO MIND

IN THE LATE 1800’S I CREATED NEW MUSIC

SYNCOPATED, I CALL IT RAGTIME

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I AM THE MUSIC, I AM THE POWER

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

MICHAEL JACKSON, INNOVATOR, THE KING OF POP MUSIC

JAMES BROWN THE GODFATHER OF SOUL

ARETHA FRANKLIN THE QUEEN AND ALL OF THE DIVAS

LET ALL OF THEIR STORIES BE TOLD

I LISTEN TO ALL OF THE MUSIC AROUND ME

I HEAR 5 PART HARMONY AND I LISTEN AGAIN

I WILL NOT ALLOW ANY VISUAL DECEPTION

I SEE BACKSTREET BOYS, I HEAR BOYZ TO MEN

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I AM THE CREATOR

I AM THE BLACK MAN, YOU’RE LISTENING TO ME

I AM THE ORIGINATOR

MAHALIA JACKSON AND JAMES CLEVELAND TOO

FAMOUS GOSPEL CHOIRS LIKE THE GOSPELAIRES

SWEET PRAISES TO THE LORD THEY CONTINUALLY SING

AND THE LORD HEARS OUR REJOICING AND PRAYERS

AS OF THIS MOMENT I HAVE TAKEN DUE CREDIT

FOR WHAT CAME OUT OF MY MIND AND HOW I SAID IT

ONE OF THE GIFTS GOD WILLED TO ME

IS TO CREATE MUSIC ENDLESSLY

GOSPEL, POP, ROCK AND ROLL AND COUNTRY,

HIP-HOP, JAZZ, SWING, BLUES AND SOUL

RAG TIME, RAP, RHYTHM AND BLUES, HEAVY METAL

5 PART HARMONY, LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

ALL THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS

THE ROOTS, THE TRUNK, THE BRANCHES, THE LEAVES

THE FRUIT THE WHOLE WORLD LOVES TO SAVOR

YES, I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I TAKE CREDIT FOR BEING THE CREATOR

I AM PROUD OF MY ABILITY, AND I THANK GOD ALMIGHTY

HE MADE ME THE ORIGINATOR

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OTHER POEMS WRITTEN BY BEN WALID

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...

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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

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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

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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

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

DON'T BE FOOLED MY BROTHER

I AM THE TREE OF AMERICAN MUSIC

I FIGHT THE FIGHTS

REPARATIONS - DAMN RIGHT! THE MONEY'S STILL THERE

AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE

Take My Hand And Walk With Me

Officer Friendly, Officer Deadly

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