Listen my people, today the time is up;
Kicking back and chilling, we must interrupt.
True liberation has not yet been won;
Realize this: there’s still a lot of work to be done.
Ponder where we were and now where we are:
It has been like 1 step forward…2 steps backwards!
Get up…stand up…we have yet to reach the set bar;
We are Mandingo warriors, not Sisyphus cowards!
Remember, we are of the Nile forever flowing upwards;
We are children of the light of that ever glowing eastern star!
Yes, we set a precedent with the election of a black president;
But the bigots came and stole back the white house resident.
Oh, their his-story remains inundated with their tricky incidents;
And our-story remains impregnated with strong comeback events.
Time is up and it’s time to get up
And it’s time to get the work done;
Time is up and it’s time to get up
And follow the upcoming rising sun.
During the trod, we have sometimes traveled as if fools;
Praises be, the Most High has today gifted us with new tools;
Now realize that unevaluated approaches led to tragedies,
We must now confront our foes with new gifted strategies!
Remember, it’s time to get up: “sho’s yu born”;
Only the worker dies, the damn work goes on.
We got to get this done no matter how;
Pray god, feet don’t fail us now.
P.S.: Just one last note; get off that black beautiful booty and vote!